Öwall Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Öwall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Öwall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Owall (1) are calculated separately.

Öwall Last Name Facts

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

Öwall is found most frequently in Sweden. It may be found in the variant forms: Owall. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Öwall? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Öwall is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Öwall are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 328,225. In Sweden Öwall is mostly concentrated in: Skåne County, where 40 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 23 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Sweden this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 6 percent reside and Denmark, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owall931/
Awall8082/
Ewall8045/
Övall8017/
Öhvall7322/
Owallh7311/
Ahwall739/
Howall736/
Hawall735/
O'Wall733/
Awwall732/
Ewhall730/
Hewall730/
Awal67132,099/
Ewal67584/
Owal67190/
Öbal671/
Awahall671/
Hewaill670/
Hewhall670/

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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 Öwall
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