Overberg Surname

232,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Overberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Overberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8891:90,55711,395
United States5161:702,44055,541
Netherlands1861:90,79114,945
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Överberg (10) are calculated separately.

Overberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Overberg is most common in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms: Överberg. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Overberg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 232,309th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,193,064 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Overberg reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Overberg is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 889 people, or 1 in 90,557. In Germany Overberg is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 58 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent reside and Berlin, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside.

Overberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Overberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Overberg surname expanded 1,433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Overberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Overberg surname are 8.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.3% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Overberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.85% more than the national average, earning R 420,252 per year and in United States they earn 9.01% more than the national average, earning $47,038 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Överberg9610/
Overbergh94114/
Hoverberg9430/
Oberberg88128/
Everberg8848/
Averberg8847/
Owerberg8825/
Overburg883/
Overborg880/
Overberk880/
Haverberg8288/
Overberck821/
Overburgh821/
Averburg7525/
Averborg758/
Everborg754/
Everburg753/
Overburk750/
Overbark750/
Haberberg71100/
Haverberk711/
Averburk631/
Havorburg590/

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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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  • 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 Overberg
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