Boersema Surname

375,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Boersema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boersema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3971:42,5377,203
United States3611:1,004,04174,162
South Africa1081:501,64540,799
Canada631:584,85148,473
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Boersema Last Name Facts

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

Boersema is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Boersema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boersema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 375,863rd most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,654,985 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Boersema are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 397 people, or 1 in 42,537. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Groningen, where 31 percent live, Utrecht, where 17 percent live and Gelderland, where 14 percent live. Besides The Netherlands Boersema occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Boersema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Boersema has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Boersema last name increased 1,003 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Boersema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Boersema last name are 27.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.7% being registered with the party.

The amount Boersema earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 97.97% more than the national average, earning R 470,448 per year; in United States they earn 6.47% more than the national average, earning $45,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.3% more than the national average, earning $56,786 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Boersema
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