Overseas Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Kenya

Overseas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Overseas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Overseas (70) may also be a first name.

Overseas Last Name Facts

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

Overseas is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Overseas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Overseas are found; 33 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 70 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 76,782,524. In Iran Overseas is primarily concentrated in: Lorestan Province, where 100 percent live. Apart from Iran Overseas occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 33 percent live and South Africa, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oversea93164/
Overse861/
Goverse8088/
Oversee807/
Overser802/
Oversey801/
Overcas801/
Aversea801/
Oversat801/
Overset800/
Overcash753,737/
Oversier75196/
Overseer7566/
Obersats7517/
Obershea758/
Oversach751/
Oveersia751/
Overseee751/
Ouversey751/
Oversett750/
Overseed750/
Aversa7110,147/
Overschie7136/
Oberse7111/
Averse717/
Overcaash711/
Overchash711/
Overchast711/
Oversheet711/
Oversi711/
Ovirsa711/
Overcashs710/
Oversy710/
D'Overschies701/
Overzet67373/
Overzee6771/
Overzat6761/
Gaversa6728/
Averssa6722/
Overcee674/
Aouerse674/
Aversue674/
Abersas672/
Auversa671/
Averset671/
Hoversé671/
Overcah670/

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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 Overseas
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis