Blijstra Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Blijstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blijstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Curaçao11:157,2471,313

Blijstra Last Name Facts

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

Blijstra occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blijstra? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Blijstra are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,412,454. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Holland, where 71 percent reside, Flevoland, where 14 percent reside and Overijssel, where 14 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 11 percent reside and Curaçao, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blystra8088/
Blestra801/
Vlistra801/
Bellitra7581/
Vliestra7524/
Blitrach751/
Vlitstra751/
Bellistri71510/
Bleitrach7120/
Blajtrach715/
Vleitstra711/
Bellaistre671/
Billistris671/
Bellestri59201/
Bleidtreu591/
Bletro57130/
Blétro571/
Blettro531/
Blethro530/
Blethroy500/

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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 Blijstra
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