Overmeyer Surname

206,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Overmeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Overmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9681:55,9697,103
Germany5901:136,45016,592
United States3591:1,009,63574,488
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

The alternate forms: Övermeyer (55) are calculated separately.

Overmeyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Overmeyer is most common in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms: Övermeyer. Click here for other potential spellings of Overmeyer.

How Common Is The Last Name Overmeyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 206,890th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,640,133 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Overmeyer live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Overmeyer is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 968 people, or 1 in 55,969. In South Africa Overmeyer is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 85 percent reside, Gauteng, where 6 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 4 percent reside. Besides South Africa Overmeyer exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Overmeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Overmeyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Overmeyer last name rose 479 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Overmeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Overmeyer last name are 28.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.53% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Overmeyer earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 7.44% more than the national average, earning R 255,324 per year; in United States they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning $43,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.33% more than the national average, earning $60,281 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Overmeyer
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