Overment Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Overment Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Overment Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:1,092,51152,584
Wales81:386,81619,671
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515

Overment Last Name Facts

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

The last name Overment is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Overment? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Overment is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Overment reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England it is most common in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 45 percent are found, Surrey, where 20 percent are found and Norfolk, where 10 percent are found. Excluding England this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Overment Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Overment has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Overment surname increased 142 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goverment94341/
Overmen937/
Overmeen88129/
Govermnt88126/
Overmoen8837/
Everment882/
Govermint8241/
Gouvermen821/
Obermen802/
Overmyn800/
Havermen751/
Abermen675/
Avirmen671/
Avermin671/
Avirmend634/
Habermen631/
Havermin631/
Avirming501/

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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 Overment
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