Overhead Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Overhead Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Overhead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:1,013,05650,089
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623

Overhead (32) may also be a first name.

Overhead Last Name Facts

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

The surname Overhead is found most in England. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Overhead.

How Common Is The Last Name Overhead? popularity and diffusion

The surname Overhead is the 2,293,424th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Overhead are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 32 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,013,056. In England it is primarily found in: Essex, where 31 percent are found, Kent, where 20 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 16 percent are found. Barring England this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Overhead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Overhead has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 190 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Overead930/
Overhed930/
Overheid8835/
Overed863/
Overhe861/
Overheidt8210/
Everheadt821/
Overheu80230/
Overhue8045/
Everhed8017/
Hoverha8012/
Averhed807/
Overhat802/
Oberhea802/
Everead801/
Otverhe801/
Ouverha801/
Ovherhe801/
Overeha801/
Overhey800/
Overhay800/
Overa77716/
Overe77186/
Overhaus75198/
Houverha7559/
Oberheid7556/
Overgaad751/
Everheat750/
Govere711,577/
Govera711,018/
Evered71713/
Overes71527/
Hovera71298/
Overaa71132/
Everad7189/
Overah7182/
Overee7144/
Overas7138/
Overay7136/
Overez7128/
Oberheidt7127/
Oviera7126/
Ouvera7117/
Overre7113/
Obered7113/
Oivera7110/
Oivere719/
Overai716/
Oveira715/
Avered715/
Oïvere714/
Oovera713/
Overer712/
Overra712/
Overyd712/
Overchash711/
Overchast711/
Overey711/
Ohvera711/
Averea711/
Overga711/
Overreach711/
Oveura711/
Oviere711/
Oveare711/
Overaj711/
Oberha711/
Overet710/
Overath67870/
Overzet67373/
Oberheu67282/
Overett67225/
Oiveira67217/
Goverai6772/
Overzee6771/
Overzat6761/
Hovhera6736/
Overøye6735/
Govereh6733/
Overaas6728/
Overoye6722/
Goverah6722/
Gouvera6720/
Overree6718/
Ohwerhe6718/
Oberhau6716/
Overøie6716/
Everied6711/
Ouviere679/
Oberhei678/
Havered675/
Owherhe673/
Goveira673/
Oveires673/
Everedt672/
Howered672/
Ouveira672/
Oberhey672/
Oweried672/
Oveirey671/
Overash671/
Overgat671/
Overray671/
Overrue671/
Hoverer671/
Hoovere671/
Gaverea671/
Averaha671/
Everaad671/
Oviorea671/
Oiveras671/
Goveare671/
Overatt671/
Goverid670/
Oberhay670/
Everhat670/

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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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  • 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 Overhead
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