Boelsma Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Boelsma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boelsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3041:55,5509,543
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Boelsma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boelsma occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boelsma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 816,514th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,371,102 people. Boelsma occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Boelsma reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Boelsma is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 55,550. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 28 percent reside, South Holland, where 22 percent reside and Friesland, where 14 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Boelsma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Boelsma last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Boelsma earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 53.6% more than the national average, earning $66,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.58% more than the national average, earning $49,969 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belsma9222/
Bielsma8690/
Beilsma8619/
Beielsma801/
Beijlsma801/
Bylsma772,063/
Velsma7747/
Blesma7734/
Bilsma773/
Bolsmo771/
Bijlsma714,089/
Biljsma711/
Blåsmo6236/
Vulsma6218/

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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 Boelsma
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