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 is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Øvrehus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Øvrehus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Øvrehus is the 1,544,715th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Øvrehus reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Øvrehus is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 38,664. In Norway Øvrehus is most common in: Western Norway, where 75 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 14 percent reside and Central Norway, where 10 percent reside. Besides Norway this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

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
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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 Øvrehus
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