Overlie Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Overlie Surname User-submission:

The surname Overli or Overlie means 'location of a farm just over the side of the hill'.

Overlie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Overlie Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Overli or Overlie means 'location of a farm just over the side of the hill'.

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Overlie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Overlie is found most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Overlie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 993,593rd most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Overlie live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 253 people, or 1 in 1,432,644. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 28 percent are found, Washington, where 14 percent are found and Montana, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Overlie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Overlie surname are 1.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.35% being registered to vote for the party.

Overlie earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.05% less than the national average, earning $37,950 USD per year.

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