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

Overhead is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Overhead.

How Common Is The Last Name Overhead? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,293,424th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Overhead live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequent first name on earth, borne by 32 people.

This surname is most common in England, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,013,056. In England it is most prevalent in: Essex, where 31 percent are found, Kent, where 20 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Overhead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Overhead has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Overhead surname increased 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
  • 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 Overhead
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