Boersma Surname
Approximately 12,280 people bear this surname
Boersma Surname Definition:
(Dutch) Descendant, or servant, of the farmer.
Boersma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 8,062 | 1:2,095 | 136 |
| United States | 2,568 | 1:141,144 | 14,657 |
| Canada | 645 | 1:57,125 | 6,749 |
| South Africa | 207 | 1:261,728 | 26,279 |
| Australia | 195 | 1:138,439 | 14,922 |
| Germany | 176 | 1:457,417 | 40,380 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| France | 52 | 1:1,277,360 | 130,443 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 1:105,310 | 13,865 |
| Belgium | 39 | 1:294,786 | 34,540 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Denmark | 23 | 1:245,422 | 19,084 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Jersey | 17 | 1:5,835 | 1,193 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Boersma (13) may also be a first name.
Boersma Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch) Descendant, or servant, of the farmer.
Boersma Demographics
Average Male Boersma Height
180.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Boersma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boersma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boersma has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boersma? popularity and diffusion
It is the 42,437th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 593,448 people. The surname Boersma is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Boersma reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Boersma is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 13 people.
Boersma is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 8,062 people, or 1 in 2,095. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Friesland, where 30 percent are found, North Holland, where 14 percent are found and South Holland, where 11 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this last name exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.
Boersma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Boersma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boersma surname grew 18,343 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Boersma Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Boersma surname are 24.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.69% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Boersma earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 226.22% more than the national average, earning R 775,212 per year; in United States they earn 15.8% more than the national average, earning $49,967 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.24% more than the national average, earning $51,789 CAD per year.
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