Qvale Surname

733,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Qvale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qvale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2231:23,0603,019
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Qvale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qvale occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qvale? popularity and diffusion

The surname Qvale is the 733,258th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 18,449,483 people. The surname Qvale occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Qvale reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Qvale is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 23,060. In Norway Qvale is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 64 percent reside, Western Norway, where 23 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Denmark, where 8 percent reside.

Qvale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Qvale has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Qvale surname expanded 12,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Qvale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Qvale last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.

The amount Qvale earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 20.89% more than the national average, earning 418,359 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.4% more than the national average, earning $48,068 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kvale801,158/
Qvala801/
Qvile800/
Qvole800/
Quvile73308/
Kvaale73304/
Khvale7324/
Kvaley7311/
Cvalle733/
Kvalle731/
Kvhale731/
Qbal67315/
Khvaley67232/
Kval67144/
Kvaleid6715/
Khvalei6710/
Qvol671/
Khvaleh671/
Kvalets671/
Cvaleth670/

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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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  • 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 Qvale
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