Vorwald Surname

372,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vorwald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vorwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6011:603,09349,067
Germany2791:288,55029,983
Netherlands681:248,34131,935
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Vorwald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vorwald is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vorwald? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 372,836th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,575,412 people. The last name Vorwald is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Vorwald are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 601 people, or 1 in 603,093. In The United States Vorwald is most frequent in: Iowa, where 42 percent live, Wisconsin, where 19 percent live and Illinois, where 4 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 29 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.

Vorwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vorwald has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vorwald surname increased 1,466 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vorwald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vorwald last name are 29.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.98% being registered with the party.

The amount Vorwald earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.14% more than the national average, earning $44,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.62% less than the national average, earning $45,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voorwald9360/
Vorwaldt9320/
Forwald8628/
Vorwold8613/
Vorwahl864/
Borwald862/
Voorwold8042/
Voorwalt8038/
Borwaldt802/
Vorwaltz800/
Borwal7762/
Varwal777/
Vorval771/
Bärwald711,214/
Verwold71482/
Barwald71134/
Forwalt7126/
Vervald718/
Forvald718/
Werwald711/
Varwaal711/
Verwalt710/
Ferwald710/
Varwold710/
Barwaldt67142/
Bärwaldt67100/
Voorveld6766/
Veervald6722/
Vorwohlt6710/
Fahrwald6710/
Bourwall679/
Vasrhwal677/
Bahrwald671/
Bährwald671/
Verwould671/
Faerwald670/

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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 Vorwald
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