Boerstra Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Boerstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boerstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3191:52,9389,079
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
United States111:32,950,812797,015
France81:8,302,840321,660
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Boerstra Last Name Facts

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

Boerstra is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Boerstra? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boerstra is the 766,190th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Boerstra are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Boerstra is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 319 people, or 1 in 52,938. In The Netherlands Boerstra is mostly concentrated in: Friesland, where 31 percent reside, North Holland, where 28 percent reside and South Holland, where 8 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands Boerstra occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Boerstra Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Boerstra earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 64.19% more than the national average, earning R 390,180 per year and in United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD 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 Boerstra
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