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 Boersma Salary in
United States
$49,967 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Boersma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boersma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boersma is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Boersma click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boersma? popularity and diffusion
It is the 42,437th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 593,448 people. The surname Boersma occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Boersma live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. Boersma is also the 3,159,357th most common first name globally, held by 13 people.
This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 8,062 people, or 1 in 2,095. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Friesland, where 30 percent are found, North Holland, where 14 percent are found and South Holland, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands it 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 prevalency of Boersma has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 18,343 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Boersma Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Boersma last name are 24.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.69% registered to vote for the 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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