Oversen Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

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

Oversen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oversen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:5,576,291276,051
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Oversen Last Name Facts

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

Oversen is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oversen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,121,169th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Oversen live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Oversen is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 5,576,291. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 20 percent live, Illinois, where 17 percent live and North Dakota, where 14 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States Virgin Islands, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Oversen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oversen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oversen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oversen last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Oversen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.01% less than the national average, earning $37,534 USD 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
  • 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 Oversen
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