Harald Forename
2,873rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 362,130 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria
Harald Forename Definition:
A male name. Old English Hereweald, compound of here ‘host’, ‘army’, and weald ‘power’. But the actual source of the modern name was probably the corresponding Old Norse Harivald, mod Norse Harald, or it was amongst the Anglo- Danes that it particularly flourished, the most notable bearer of it being Harald Godwinson who contested the kingdom with William of Normandy.
Read More About This ForenameHarald Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 100% | 281,371 | 1:344 | 96 |
| Austria | 100% | 37,064 | 1:230 | 56 |
| Norway | 100% | 21,602 | 1:238 | 42 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 4,535 | 1:3,727 | 615 |
| United States | 100% | 2,388 | 1:151,816 | 5,947 |
| Sweden | 100% | 2,321 | 1:4,247 | 506 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 2,285 | 1:3,595 | 567 |
| Denmark | - | 1,988 | 1:2,842 | 428 |
| Canada | 100% | 841 | 1:39,398 | 2,825 |
| Brazil | 100% | 730 | 1:293,474 | 11,470 |
| Belgium | 100% | 634 | 1:18,123 | 1,464 |
| Thailand | 100% | 612 | 1:114,487 | 9,197 |
| Poland | 100% | 518 | 1:73,411 | 1,760 |
| Australia | - | 484 | 1:28,218 | 1,734 |
| France | 100% | 379 | 1:175,383 | 3,037 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 350 | 1:88,036 | 9,509 |
| South Africa | 100% | 346 | 1:157,609 | 10,942 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 334 | 1:31,231 | 2,500 |
| England | 100% | 302 | 1:184,116 | 5,586 |
| Italy | 100% | 299 | 1:204,221 | 2,898 |
| Estonia | 100% | 274 | 1:4,801 | 742 |
| Spain | 100% | 227 | 1:204,978 | 4,125 |
| Finland | 100% | 225 | 1:24,370 | 1,230 |
| Romania | 100% | 192 | 1:104,437 | 4,551 |
| Chile | 100% | 180 | 1:97,818 | 2,517 |
| Portugal | - | 111 | 1:93,792 | 2,607 |
| Mexico | 98% | 102 | 1:1,217,102 | 9,026 |
| Egypt | - | 87 | 1:1,056,333 | 18,582 |
| Czechia | 97% | 73 | 1:145,975 | 1,362 |
| Scotland | 100% | 70 | 1:76,434 | 2,006 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 69 | 1:233,455 | 3,238 |
| New Zealand | - | 69 | 1:65,740 | 3,240 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 67 | 1:565 | 133 |
| Greece | 100% | 63 | 1:173,564 | 3,763 |
| Iceland | 100% | 57 | 1:6,421 | 701 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 54 | 1:10,445 | 843 |
| Peru | 100% | 48 | 1:662,322 | 10,531 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 44 | 1:686,407 | 16,666 |
| Ireland | 100% | 41 | 1:113,257 | 2,677 |
| Kuwait | - | 38 | 1:99,612 | 6,886 |
| China | - | 37 | 1:36,920,427 | 61,501 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 36 | 1:1,365 | 294 |
| Philippines | 100% | 36 | 1:2,944,708 | 59,101 |
| Greenland | - | 31 | 1:1,818 | 338 |
| India | 100% | 29 | 1:41,892,344 | 765,715 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 27 | 1:1,127,776 | 38,447 |
| Argentina | 100% | 25 | 1:1,710,930 | 6,931 |
| Ecuador | - | 25 | 1:709,077 | 6,440 |
| Jamaica | - | 24 | 1:120,134 | 4,769 |
| Croatia | 100% | 23 | 1:183,351 | 3,362 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 21 | 1:2,513,729 | 22,624 |
| Hungary | 100% | 19 | 1:515,356 | 1,894 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 17 | 1:2,676,465 | 6,045 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 16 | 1:447,000 | 16,807 |
| Singapore | 100% | 15 | 1:419,137 | 10,588 |
| Cyprus | - | 14 | 1:62,220 | 2,260 |
| Hong Kong | - | 14 | 1:553,766 | 4,519 |
| Russia | 100% | 13 | 1:11,094,900 | 40,853 |
| Paraguay | 90% | 12 | 1:603,067 | 5,347 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 11 | 1:223,523 | 3,995 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 10 | 1:6,130 | 975 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Albania | 100% | 9 | 1:338,508 | 14,218 |
| Japan | - | 9 | 1:14,220,673 | 39,809 |
| Aruba | - | 8 | 1:12,972 | 1,901 |
| Indonesia | - | 8 | 1:32,245,458 | 686,574 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 6 | 1:3,063,245 | 50,518 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 6 | 1:885,010 | 3,389 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 5 | 1:368,629 | 2,296 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 5 | 1:38,399 | 2,673 |
| Angola | - | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| Cambodia | 75% | 4 | 1:4,068,332 | 35,322 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Haiti | - | 4 | 1:2,681,738 | 23,796 |
| Kenya | - | 4 | 1:11,576,778 | 40,588 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Monaco | - | 4 | 1:9,616 | 1,312 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 4 | 1:1,368,218 | 2,487 |
| Wales | 100% | 4 | 1:773,577 | 8,486 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| Benin | - | 3 | 1:3,525,281 | 51,145 |
| Colombia | - | 3 | 1:15,926,309 | 51,235 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 3 | 1:2,006,112 | 19,543 |
| Oman | - | 3 | 1:1,369,556 | 7,879 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 3 | 1:64,785,893 | 186,184 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 3 | 1:7,923,227 | 99,341 |
| Turkey | - | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Uganda | - | 3 | 1:13,652,307 | 74,436 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 3 | 1:36,582 | 3,060 |
| Uruguay | - | 3 | 1:1,142,546 | 10,015 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 3 | 1:5,141,272 | 76,754 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 2 | 1:3,495,195 | 19,668 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Georgia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,869,233 | 20,119 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Latvia | - | 2 | 1:1,007,822 | 4,547 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Nigeria | - | 2 | 1:88,782,180 | 420,186 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
Harald (607) may also be a surname.
Harald Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Old English Hereweald, compound of here ‘host’, ‘army’, and weald ‘power’. But the actual source of the modern name was probably the corresponding Old Norse Harivald, mod Norse Harald, or it was amongst the Anglo- Danes that it particularly flourished, the most notable bearer of it being Harald Godwinson who contested the kingdom with William of Normandy. The name is found from time to time in the 12th and 13th C but was not common and seems to have died out altogether. It was revived in the 19th C.
Harald, Haraldus, Harold, Arold, Herold, Herald, Heral, Eral, Herould, Herolt, Hairaud Domesday Book 1086. Haroldus Curia Regis Rolls 1201-13.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
A Teutonic name, meaning: Powerful contestant.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Harald Forename Popularity
Harald Demographics
Average Harald Salary in
United States
$55,085 USD
Per year
Rank:
87,464 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000717664
Rank: 5,518 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
126.55%
Sample size: 1,074 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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