Overwater Surname

454,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Overwater Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Overwater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5671:29,7834,912
Canada1191:309,62728,530
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Overwater Last Name Facts

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

Overwater has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Overwater? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 454,357th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 9,768,828 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Overwater live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Overwater is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 567 people, or 1 in 29,783. In The Netherlands Overwater is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 42 percent reside, South Holland, where 25 percent reside and North Brabant, where 10 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands Overwater occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent reside and New Zealand, where 3 percent reside.

Overwater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Overwater has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Overwater last name increased 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Overwater Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Overwater surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Overwater earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 57.74% more than the national average, earning $68,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $52,922 CAD 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
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  • 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 Overwater
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