Bontsema Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bontsema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bontsema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands901:187,63526,551
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Bontsema Last Name Facts

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

Bontsema is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bontsema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907,068th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Bontsema live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 187,635. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Groningen, where 61 percent reside, Drenthe, where 13 percent reside and North Holland, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Bontsema Last Name Statistics demography

Bontsema earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 223.98% more than the national average, earning $139,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bontjema885/
Bantsima753/
Bantsemo751/
Bandsema751/
Banzema67183/
Bonzima6721/
Bonzoma671/
Bonzemo671/
Bouncemi631/
Vuonzema631/
Mpontshimo561/
Banzima5391/
Banzama5385/
Bunzima5338/
Wanzema5321/
Banzeme534/
Bonzomo531/
Banzemo531/
Banziemo507/
Bundzima502/
Wanzeima501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Bontsema
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