Overright Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Overright Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Overright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Overright Last Name Facts

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

The surname Overright is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Overright? popularity and diffusion

The last name Overright is the 2,876,555th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Overright live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States Overright is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 54 percent are found, New Mexico, where 24 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found.

Overright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Overright has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Overright last name grew 511 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Overright Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Overright last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Overright earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.18% more than the national average, earning $45,815 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Everright8920/
Oberright898/
Overeight890/
Oberight821/
Overit805/
Overitt7514/
Everrit753/
Overhat752/
Uvright751/
Evright751/
Efright750/
Ievewright740/
Haberright740/
Everritt71197/
Overt7122/
Averritt714/
Evearrit714/
Ovarriet711/
Overaitė711/
Ovaert67117/
Overty6735/
Everit6718/
Overheidt6710/
Overto6710/
Ouvert678/
Averit678/
Overtdagh676/
Overti676/
Overtu674/
Ovrita673/
Overta672/
Everrt671/
Overdaugh671/
Oever-Hut671/
Uverit671/
Overet670/

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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 Overright
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