Valdal Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Valdal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valdal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1261:40,8125,820
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Valdal Last Name Facts

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

Valdal is most common in Norway. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Valdal.

How Common Is The Last Name Valdal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Valdal is the 1,235,409th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Valdal live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 40,812. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 61 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 28 percent live and Northern Norway, where 4 percent live. Apart from Norway it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Valdal Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Valdal earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 1.01% more than the national average, earning 349,578 kr per year; in United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.5% more than the national average, earning $52,910 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valldal9260/
Valdahl9224/
Waldal83339/
Voldal8352/
Baldal8335/
Waldahl7792/
Voldahl7744/
Volldal7737/
Walldal7726/
Hvoldal7726/
Faldahl7714/
Falldal777/
Bauldal771/
Baldahl771/
Balldal771/
Voldail771/
Waldall771/
Bhaldal771/
Baldasl771/
Waldale771/
Veiledal716/
Baldhail712/
Bhaldaal711/
Baldasil711/
Falldahl711/
Walldale711/
Waldeall710/
Foldal67154/
Baldol672/
Waldhausl671/
Woldal671/
Waldol671/

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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 Valdal
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