Overland Surname
Approximately 2,528 people bear this surname
Overland Surname Definition:
(Swiss) One who came from Oberland (high land), the name of several districts in Switzerland; dweller in the high lands or mountains.
Read More About This SurnameOverland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,733 | 1:209,151 | 20,465 |
| Canada | 275 | 1:133,984 | 13,895 |
| England | 200 | 1:278,590 | 21,737 |
| Norway | 157 | 1:32,753 | 4,576 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Jersey | 19 | 1:5,221 | 1,083 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 89 | 1:273,881 | 19,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 105 | 1:478,273 | 34,042 |
The alternate forms: Överland (6) are calculated separately.
Overland (146) may also be a first name.
Overland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Swiss) One who came from Oberland (high land), the name of several districts in Switzerland; dweller in the high lands or mountains.
User-submitted Reference
A German and an Ashkenazi Jewish surname. Jews who bear this surname are descendants of Oberlander Jews, which are the Jews who inhabited the northwestern regions of the historical Kingdom of Hungary, which are contemporary western Slovakia and Burgenland.
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Overland Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Overland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Overland Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Overland (Russian: Оверланд) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as: Överland. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Overland? popularity and diffusion
The surname Overland is the 170,487th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,882,732 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Overland live; 78 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 763,528th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 146 people.
The last name Overland is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,733 people, or 1 in 209,151. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 14 percent live, Washington, where 12 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.
Overland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Overland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Overland surname rose 1,650 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Overland Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Overland last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Overland surname are 7.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.36% being registered with the party.
The amount Overland earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.79% more than the national average, earning 348,808 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.04% less than the national average, earning $42,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.19% more than the national average, earning $54,248 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Överland | 96 | 6 | / |
| Hoverland | 94 | 17 | / |
| Oeverland | 94 | 8 | / |
| Overlan | 93 | 47 | / |
| Hooverland | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oberland | 88 | 181 | / |
| Averland | 88 | 143 | / |
| Everland | 88 | 66 | / |
| Overlain | 88 | 1 | / |
| Owerland | 88 | 0 | / |
| Haverland | 82 | 2,112 | / |
| Hoberland | 82 | 13 | / |
| Hoverlant | 82 | 6 | / |
| Heverland | 82 | 3 | / |
| Oberlyand | 82 | 2 | / |
| Gaverland | 82 | 1 | / |
| Howerland | 82 | 0 | / |
| Averlan | 80 | 113 | / |
| Oberlan | 80 | 75 | / |
| Overlon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haverlandt | 78 | 67 | / |
| Averlant | 75 | 729 | / |
| Haverlan | 75 | 33 | / |
| Oberlian | 75 | 26 | / |
| Overloon | 75 | 19 | / |
| Overlein | 75 | 2 | / |
| Averlian | 75 | 1 | / |
| Auverlan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Averlean | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oberlain | 75 | 1 | / |
| Averllan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oberlandová | 74 | 2 | / |
| Haberland | 71 | 6,059 | / |
| Haverlant | 71 | 260 | / |
| Hawerland | 71 | 17 | / |
| Hoberlant | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gaberland | 71 | 3 | / |
| Averlaine | 71 | 2 | / |
| Heverlant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Havirland | 71 | 0 | / |
| Havorland | 71 | 0 | / |
| Haverlandová | 70 | 10 | / |
| Hoberlandová | 70 | 3 | / |
| Haberlandt | 67 | 320 | / |
| Aberlan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Averlon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hoberlandtová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oberlon | 67 | 0 | / |
Overland Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Overland in the Russian language | ||
| Оверланд | overland | - |
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