Overlander Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Overlander Surname User-submission:

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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Overlander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:1,503,979102,346
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
England351:1,591,94567,242
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

The alternate forms: Overländer (71) are calculated separately.

Overlander Surname Meaning

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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Overlander Last Name Facts

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

The last name Overlander is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Overländer. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Overlander? popularity and diffusion

The surname Overlander is the 825,152nd most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. The surname Overlander is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Overlander reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 1,503,979. In The United States Overlander is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live, Minnesota, where 10 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Overlander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Overlander has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Overlander surname rose 236 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Overlander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Overlander surname are 32.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.07% registered with the party.

Overlander earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.7% less than the national average, earning $41,983 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Overländer9771/
Overlaender959/
Overlanderr951/
Oberlander903,380/
Overlender904/
Oberlaender86363/
Oberländer804,370/
Oberlender80283/
Oberlönder801/
Haberlander76113/
Hawerlander7652/
Oberländerová7037/
Haberländer6733/

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