Överland Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Överland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Överland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Overland (2,528) are calculated separately.

Överland Last Name Facts

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

Överland is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Overland. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Överland? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Överland is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Överland are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Överland is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden Överland is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 60 percent live, Örebro County, where 20 percent live and Östergötland County, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Sweden Överland is found in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 17 percent live.

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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 Överland
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