Oversteyns Surname
Approximately 481 people bear this surname
Oversteyns Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 460 | 1:24,993 | 3,960 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Oversteyns Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oversteyns Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oversteyns has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oversteyns? popularity and diffusion
It is the 634,180th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,150,823 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Oversteyns are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Oversteyns is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 460 people, or 1 in 24,993. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 81 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 13 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Belgium this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in France, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overstyns | 95 | 10 | / |
| Oversteijns | 86 | 9 | / |
| Overstijns | 80 | 29 | / |
| Ovaere-Hostens | 75 | 1 | / |
| Evers-Dewans | 64 | 1 | / |
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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 Oversteyns
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