Owald Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Owald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Owald (18) may also be a first name.

Owald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owald occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owald? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,460,878th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Owald is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Owald are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,367,808. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Hamburg, where 32 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent reside and Bavaria, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 15 percent reside and Poland, where 10 percent reside.

Owald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Owald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Owald last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Owald Last Name Statistics demography

Owald earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howald912,918/
Gowald918/
Owwald917/
Hohwald83218/
Oszwald83210/
Howaldt83204/
Ohswald8340/
Houwald8325/
O'Swald8316/
Oßwaldt8310/
Oswwald832/
Hoewald832/
Oswaldz831/
Oswaild831/
Oßwalds831/
Ewald8023,799/
Awald80138/
Obald803/
Ovald801/
Oweld801/
Êwald801/
Owalt801/
Oschwald771,200/
Hochwald77629/
Ohswaldt7721/
Oshwaldt770/
Osvald732,725/
Huwald73678/
Ewaldt73237/
Ehwald73144/
Howalt73118/
Hewald73115/
Ewaldh7378/
Hawald7337/
Howold7327/
Awaldt7325/
Ahwald7323/
Howeld7320/
Hovald7317/
Oßwalt7313/
Hobald735/
Gawald731/
Auwald731/
Owalth731/
Govald730/
Awauld730/
Eewald730/
Oschwaldt710/
Hovaldt67223/
Huwaldt67134/
Ozsvald67132/
Osvaldt6767/
Osvalds6767/
Howoldt6762/
Ossvald6749/
Osswalt6740/
Heuwald6728/
Houwalt6725/
Hoyvald6712/
Hotvald679/
Hosvald676/
Aswaldt674/
Hohwold673/
Hosuald671/
Auwuald671/
Ehwaldt671/
Howeldt671/
Hahwald671/
Oswaltz670/
Asswald670/
Haswald670/
Oswoldt670/

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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 Owald
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