Bijlstra Surname
Approximately 344 people bear this surname
Bijlstra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 340 | 1:49,668 | 8,498 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Bijlstra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bijlstra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bijlstra is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bijlstra? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 811,192nd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 21,184,726 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Bijlstra live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 49,668. In The Netherlands Bijlstra is primarily found in: Friesland, where 38 percent live, Overijssel, where 21 percent live and North Holland, where 13 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands Bijlstra exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 0 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilstra | 93 | 128 | / |
| Bilestra | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bejlstra | 88 | 1 | / |
| Billstra | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bailestra | 82 | 1 | / |
| Belstra | 80 | 171 | / |
| Wilstra | 80 | 83 | / |
| Bylstra | 80 | 27 | / |
| Blestra | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wielstra | 75 | 215 | / |
| Boelstra | 75 | 46 | / |
| Belstraz | 75 | 8 | / |
| Belestra | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wilstrap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vilestra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Veilstra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Belstray | 75 | 0 | / |
| Velstra | 67 | 191 | / |
| Vylstra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boulestreau | 63 | 379 | / |
| Wilstrop | 63 | 48 | / |
| Belestro | 63 | 4 | / |
| Belstros | 63 | 3 | / |
| Velstrap | 63 | 0 | / |
| Bellestri | 59 | 201 | / |
| Willstrop | 59 | 116 | / |
| Wilstrout | 59 | 0 | / |
| Vlstry | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vylctra | 53 | 2 | / |
| Belchtre | 50 | 1 | / |
| Welstrop | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Bijlstra
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