Øvald Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Øvald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Øvald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway161:321,39331,311

The alternate forms: Vald (979) are calculated separately.

Øvald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Øvald is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Vald. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Øvald? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Øvald are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 321,393. In Norway Øvald is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent live.

Øvald Last Name Statistics demography

Øvald earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 11.44% less than the national average, earning 306,505 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vald96979/
Valds801,548/
Valdt8068/
Valdz8021/
Valdø8010/
Øvall807/
Vaild805/
Val7530,857/
Valdts733,864/
Valdtz73206/
Valdþs7367/
Vaglid7320/
Vayled731/
Veauld730/
Vale6794,643/
Vall6733,275/
Vail6717,528/
Wald6715,033/
Veal6713,651/
Bald677,480/
Vold673,629/
Vahl672,564/
Vaal671,585/
Valt671,017/
Valh67917/
Hval67625/
Valdová67248/
Vaul67235/
Valø67212/
Vayl67146/
Vhal6753/
Valp6731/
Vasl6728/
Vual6717/
Vgal674/
Valdova673/
Vatl672/
Uald672/
Vaíl672/
Valė672/
Vajl671/

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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 Øvald
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