Overnes Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Overnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Overnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Overnes Last Name Facts

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

Overnes is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Overnes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Overnes reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Overnes is most frequently held in Norway, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,571,143. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Southern Norway, where 50 percent are found and Western Norway, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Norway this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 25 percent are found.

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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 Overnes
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