Overå Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Overå Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Overå Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2971:17,3142,134
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Overå Last Name Facts

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

The last name Overå is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Overå.

How Common Is The Last Name Overå? popularity and diffusion

The surname Overå is the 868,551st most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. The surname Overå occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Overå live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

Overå is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 17,314. In Norway Overå is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 66 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 22 percent reside and Central Norway, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Norway this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Overå Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Overå has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Overå Last Name Statistics demography

Overå earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 0.49% less than the national average, earning 344,398 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Over894,030/
Gover805,084/
Hover804,936/
Oever80508/
Overe80186/
Overd80159/
Ouver8061/
Oiver8030/
Overt8022/
Osver8021/
Ovier8018/
Ohver8011/
Overø809/
Overr802/
Ovear802/
Ovher801/
Oover801/
Oveer801/
Ove755,688/
Hoover7375,369/
Hoever73971/
Houver73409/
Hoverd73298/
Hoşver73266/
Govher7388/
Goover7329/
Overre7313/
Oivier7312/
Oivere739/
Ouvert738/
Ouveir738/
Hovert737/
Ohyver736/
Gouver735/
Hosver734/
Oïvere734/
Goveer731/
Ohveir731/
Overhe731/
Goverh731/
Ouverh731/
Oveare731/
Hovier730/
Hove6735,310/
Gove6732,163/
Ovie6713,547/
Ober6711,441/
Ever673,126/
Aver672,396/
Ovey671,717/
Över671,640/
Ovee671,359/
Oveh67882/
Ower67617/
Oves67450/
Oved67448/
Ovea6776/
Oove6748/
Houvert6739/
Oive6732/
Ovez6725/
Ovet6720/
Ovei6716/
Hoovert6713/
Ovir6712/
Ouve6710/
Houvier6710/
Overova677/
Ovge675/
Gouveir673/
Ovhe672/
Hoevier671/
Ohve671/
Ovjr671/
Ovej671/
Ovyr671/
Ovherhe671/
Hoovere671/
Oyve671/
Otverhe671/
Gouvher671/
Hoovier671/
Uove671/

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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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  • 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 Overå
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