Overbye Surname

561,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Overbye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Overbye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2401:23,5202,402
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Israel941:91,03910,708
Canada431:856,87466,382
Norway91:571,36544,190
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Overbye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Overbye occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Overbye? popularity and diffusion

Overbye is the 561,353rd most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,898,311 people. The surname Overbye is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Overbye reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 23,520. In Denmark Overbye is most common in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 43 percent reside, Central Denmark Region, where 21 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Denmark this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Israel, where 17 percent reside.

Overbye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Overbye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Overbye last name grew 924 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Overbye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Overbye surname are 8.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.07% registered with the party.

The amount Overbye earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.96% less than the national average, earning 339,281 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.21% more than the national average, earning $45,827 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.32% less than the national average, earning $49,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Overbey863,374/
Overbay861,865/
Overbee86340/
Overboe86150/
Overbea865/
Overboy863/
Overbie860/
Overbeay8018/
Oveerbey801/
Ooverbee800/
Averbuy7111/
Averboy719/
Oberbey714/
Overvey713/
Oberbeu712/
Overvay712/
Oberbay712/
Oberbiey671/
Overbauh671/
Haverbier6318/
Overbauch634/
Overbauth631/
Averbuj57206/
Averbaj5715/
Averbou578/
Aberbuy574/
Aberbay574/
Avirbuy572/
Averbui571/
Oberwies5321/
Averbouh533/
Averbaha531/
Oberbauh531/
Averbouch5045/
Hawerbier5018/
Haberbier509/
Overhuijs505/
Averbuich502/

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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
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  • 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 Overbye
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