Overlund Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Overlund Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Overlund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Denmark501:112,89410,491
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Överlund (12) are calculated separately.

Overlund Last Name Facts

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

The surname Overlund is found most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant: Överlund. For other potential spellings of Overlund click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Overlund? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,701,480th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name Overlund occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Overlund are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Overlund is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 5,846,112. In The United States Overlund is mostly concentrated in: Oregon, where 53 percent are found, Minnesota, where 15 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 43 percent are found and Norway, where 3 percent are found.

Overlund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Overlund has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Overlund last name grew 2,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Overlund Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Overlund last name are 20.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Overlund earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 27.21% less than the national average, earning 251,915 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Överlund9612/
Overlunde9430/
Overland882,528/
Everlund8857/
Iverlund8810/
Oberlund882/
Overlind881/
Oeverland828/
Haverlund822/
Ouverlando781/
Averland75143/
Everland7566/
Overloon7519/
Överlind759/
Överland756/
Iverlend755/
Averlind754/
Iverland752/
Ewerlund752/
Offerlind7154/
Iverlande711/
Everlinde711/
Afferlund711/
Avrland670/
Haberlond591/

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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 Overlund
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