Wåle Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wåle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wåle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway381:135,32317,347
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Wåle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wåle occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wåle? popularity and diffusion

Wåle is the 2,944,094th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. Wåle occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wåle live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 135,323. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Not including Norway this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 11 percent reside and Denmark, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wåler8929/
Wle8638/
Wele7513,868/
Wleh759,025/
Wile754,501/
Wyle75448/
Våle7581/
Wéle7515/
Wåla7514/
Wlee7511/
Wåhl758/
Wley758/
Wlea758/
Whle755/
Wlle754/
Wleś751/
Hwle751/
Wlep751/
Wlez751/
Wlie751/
Wleu751/
Wlej751/
Wjle751/
Wille6728,832/
Welle678,887/
Weale671,904/
While671,039/
Weile67676/
Waile67545/
Whyle67344/
Wälle67267/
Weele67181/
Wleah6780/
Wæhle6765/
Woile6756/
Vwele6742/
Wölle6741/
Våler6734/
Wijle6727/
Wayle6727/
Wllie6721/
Wylle6720/
Whele6720/
Wejle6718/
Wähle6713/
Wlech6711/
Weyle677/
Whleh675/
Woyle675/
Wlesh675/
Wleth675/
Wleeh674/
Whlie674/
Wuile673/
Wülle673/
Whley673/
Wilhe673/
Wlley673/
Wyhle672/
Wlles672/
Whler672/
Hvåle672/
Wlleh672/
Wlerh672/
Wlett671/
Wihle671/
Whlei671/
Wglie671/
Hwlee671/
Hwele671/
Wllet671/
Vålet671/
Wlehp671/
Whles670/
Hwley670/
Welhe670/

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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 Wåle
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