Okerland Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Okerland Surname User-submission:

This us Swedish surname, denoting someone who came from the field with a grove nearby. It is derived from the words åker, meaning 'field', or 'acre' and lund, meaning 'grove' or 'land' = åkerlund, old Norse ákrlundr).

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Okerland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Okerland Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This us Swedish surname, denoting someone who came from the field with a grove nearby. It is derived from the words åker, meaning 'field', or 'acre' and lund, meaning 'grove' or 'land' = åkerlund, old Norse ákrlundr). The Swedish å converts to aa in English, but makes a flat oh sound.

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Okerland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okerland is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Okerland click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okerland? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Okerland are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 40 percent live, North Dakota, where 20 percent live and Iowa, where 10 percent live.

Okerland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Okerland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Okerland surname expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Okerland Last Name Statistics demography

Okerland earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.05% less than the national average, earning $37,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akerland8826/
Ekerland8811/
Ackerland82217/
Eckerland8214/
Ackerlaund782/
Ackerlan751/
Ackerlend711/
Ocirlan671/
Acherlan631/
Akcheirlian631/
Ocairellian531/
Ochirlon501/

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