Boersma Surname

42,437th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Boersma Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Descendant, or servant, of the farmer.

Boersma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8,0621:2,095136
United States2,5681:141,14414,657
Canada6451:57,1256,749
South Africa2071:261,72826,279
Australia1951:138,43914,922
Germany1761:457,41740,380
England731:763,26141,903
France521:1,277,360130,443
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
China41:341,830,39216,990
Curaçao41:39,312638
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Boersma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boersma occurs most in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Boersma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 42,437th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 593,448 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

Boersma is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 8,062 people, or 1 in 2,095. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Friesland, where 30 percent are found, North Holland, where 14 percent are found and South Holland, where 11 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this last name occurs in 59 countries. It is also common 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 number of people who held the Boersma last name increased 18,343 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Boersma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Boersma surname are 24.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.69% registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boersmea931/
Bersma9286/
Borsma924/
Boorsma861,905/
Beersma86207/
Biersma8699/
Voersma868/
Borsmah861/
Bursma7751/
Bersmo779/
Barsma772/
Buursma71581/
Baarsma71333/
Burshma711/
Bourzma711/
Baursma711/
Burrsma710/
Bourdjma671/
Barzma621/
Burchma573/
Bursmey570/

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