Øvrehus Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Øvrehus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Øvrehus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1331:38,6645,495
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Øvrehus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Øvrehus occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Øvrehus? popularity and diffusion

Øvrehus is the 1,544,715th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Øvrehus live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 38,664. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 75 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 14 percent live and Central Norway, where 10 percent live. Apart from Norway this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Denmark, where 1 percent live.

Øvrehus Last Name Statistics demography

Øvrehus earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 3.06% less than the national average, earning 335,499 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brehus7721/
Vrehou7713/
Brejhus711/
Vrehaut711/
Brehouse6713/
Vreou679/
Brehutse678/
Vrhiu673/
Brehaust671/
Vreau671/

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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 Øvrehus
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