Övall Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Övall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Övall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Ovall (228) are calculated separately.

Övall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Övall occurs most in Sweden. It may also occur as a variant: Ovall. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Övall? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Övall occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Övall are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 615,422. In Sweden Övall is primarily found in: Skåne County, where 81 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 13 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovall93228/
Öhvall9122/
Öwall8033/
Avall8025/
Evall8016/
Ävall801/
Ohvall7311/
Hovall731/
Availl730/
Eval6712,844/
Oval672,422/
Aval671,021/
Aavaall6716/
Öbal671/

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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 Övall
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