Biersma Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Biersma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biersma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands781:216,50229,188
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Biersma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Biersma is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Biersma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Biersma is the 1,860,621st most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Biersma are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Biersma is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 216,502. In The Netherlands Biersma is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 26 percent live, Limburg, where 15 percent live and Gelderland, where 14 percent live. Besides The Netherlands it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Biersma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Biersma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Biersma last name increased 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Biersma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Biersma surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Biersma earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.12% more than the national average, earning $47,514 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bersma9286/
Birsma921/
Boersma8612,280/
Wiersma8611,275/
Beersma86207/
Viersma86146/
Berjsma861/
Wierdsma80392/
Wiersmas803/
Wiersmoa802/
Boersmea801/
Wierscma801/
Wiersmaa801/
Bierschmach781/
Bursma7751/
Bersmo779/
Versma771/
Biersmith7581/
Buursma71581/
Veersma71126/
Wierzma712/
Birsmer711/
Burshma711/
Baursma711/
Wiersmo711/
Burrsma710/
Berchmas6724/
Bierschmitt671/
Bierschmidt670/
Byersmith6349/
Beersmith632/
Biehrschmidt630/
Virsmo621/
Bercmy621/
Bjørsmo5742/
Versmee5736/
Bourzma571/
Bursmey570/
Verssme570/
Behrschmidt5668/
Beirschmitt565/
Birchmer534/
Bourdjma531/
Birschmer503/

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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 Biersma
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