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

The last name Roald (Arabic: رولد, Georgian: როალდ, Russian: Роалд) is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Roald.

How Common Is The Last Name Roald? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 382,699th most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 7,836,071 people. The surname Roald is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Roald reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 67,710th most commonly used given name globally, held by 8,611 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 780 people, or 1 in 6,593. In Norway Roald is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 61 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 33 percent live and Central Norway, where 5 percent live. Aside from Norway this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs 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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