Oveby Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Oveby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Oveby Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden151:656,45048,545
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Oveby Last Name Facts

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

Oveby occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oveby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Oveby are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 656,450. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Skåne County, where 40 percent live, Södermanland County, where 33 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 20 percent live. Beside Sweden Oveby is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Estonia, where 5 percent live.

Oveby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oveby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oveby last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovebey911/
Ovesby910/
Eveby8020/
Oweby803/
Oveba801/
Ovieba73173/
Owesby732/
Avebey731/
Obesby730/
Oveibie671/

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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 Oveby
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