Overweg Surname

293,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Overweg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Overweg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8671:19,4783,061
United States3841:943,90370,502
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Overweg Last Name Facts

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

Overweg has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Overweg? popularity and diffusion

Overweg is the 293,533rd most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,601,496 people. Overweg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Overweg are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Overweg is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 867 people, or 1 in 19,478. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Overijssel, where 41 percent reside, Gelderland, where 15 percent reside and North Holland, where 12 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands Overweg exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Overweg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Overweg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Overweg surname expanded 4,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Overweg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Overweg are 47.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 94.74% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Overweg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 114.11% more than the national average, earning R 508,800 per year; in United States they earn 1.88% less than the national average, earning $42,337 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.41% less than the national average, earning $46,498 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Averweg8661/
Oberweg8620/
Overvig7139/
Overwyk7123/
Overbek716/
Overbec711/
Overbig710/
Overwijk67403/
Overwick6711/
Averweck671/
Overwijc671/
Overveek671/
Overbeak670/
D'Overbeck591/
Overvik57219/
Averbek57177/
Oberbek5798/
Overuik571/
Oberbec571/
Haverbek5312/
Averbeek535/
Owerbeck531/
Oberwick531/
Overbick530/
Haverbeck50219/
Averbeack500/

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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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  • 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 Overweg
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