Roald Surname

382,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Roald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway7801:6,593666
Australia821:329,21628,102
Sweden171:579,22142,433
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Roald (8,611) may also be a first name.

Roald Last Name Facts

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

Roald (Arabic: رولد, Georgian: როალდ, Russian: Роалд) occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Roald? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 382,699th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,836,071 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Roald live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia. Roald is also the 67,710th most common first name worldwide It is held by 8,611 people.

Roald is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 780 people, or 1 in 6,593. In Norway Roald is most common in: Western Norway, where 61 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 33 percent live and Central Norway, where 5 percent live. Besides Norway this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Roald Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Roald earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 18.89% more than the national average, earning 411,439 kr per year and in United States they earn 60.7% more than the national average, earning $69,339 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rohald9129/
Rouald912/
Roal89110/
Roaldsø839/
Rohalds830/
Rohal801,936/
Roale8064/
Roahl8032/
Roual8026/
Roail8011/
Roall8011/
Roaul802/
Roasl802/
Ro'al801/
Ruoal801/
Roalt801/
Roalh801/
Roayl801/
Rooal800/
Rhoal800/
Raold800/
Rohail731,410/
Rohall73182/
Rhoual73137/
Rojhal7323/
Rohold7319/
Raould7319/
Royyal7313/
Roijal7310/
Rouale739/
Rouail736/
Roualt735/
Royial731/
Hrohal731/
Rohgal731/
Rahold730/
Raol67464/
Roualle6745/
Rohault6734/
Roholdt6726/
Roihhal676/
Rohaile671/
Rohatil671/
Hrouale671/
Reuhold671/
Roahall671/
Roachel671/
Roassel670/

Roald Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roald in the Georgian language
როალდroald-
Roald in the Russian language
Роалдroald-
Roald in the Arabic language
رولدrwld-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roald
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