Rodwald Surname

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

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Rodwald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rodwald Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rodwald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rodwald is most common in Poland. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rodwald.

How Common Is The Last Name Rodwald? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rodwald is the 2,312,869th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Rodwald reside; 47 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 47 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Poland, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 1,187,773. Other than Poland it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 46 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Rodwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rodwald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rodwald surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rodvald8614/
Redwald861/
Rothwald805/
Rodvold71173/
Rodvalt7144/
Rudvald7132/
Rostwold671/
Rodvoldt671/
Roodveldt6379/
Rodvelt57154/
Redvold572/
Rutwalt572/
Roodvelt531/
Rudvalte531/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rodwald
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