Ovedal Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ovedal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovedal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway611:84,30011,704
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882

Ovedal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ovedal Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ovedal occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovedal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,312,869th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name Ovedal occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ovedal reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 84,300. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Norway, where 82 percent live, Western Norway, where 15 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 3 percent live. Apart from Norway this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 7 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Ovedal Last Name Statistics demography

Ovedal earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 3.67% less than the national average, earning 333,396 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avedal8354/
Ovadal8338/
Ovidal833/
Obedal830/
Havedal7722/
Aavedal7711/
Gavedal774/
O'Vidal772/
Obedalh771/
Avedale770/
Evedahl770/
Howedall710/
Avidal6798/
Avadal6736/
Abedal6716/
Obedalova676/
Avedol671/
Evadal671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ovedal
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