Buikstra Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Buikstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buikstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1311:128,91020,052
Australia291:930,88655,860
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Buikstra Last Name Facts

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

Buikstra occurs most in The Netherlands. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Buikstra click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buikstra? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,281,391st most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. Buikstra is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Buikstra reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Buikstra is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 128,910. In The Netherlands Buikstra is most numerous in: Friesland, where 27 percent live, South Holland, where 23 percent live and Limburg, where 22 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Buikstra Last Name Statistics demography

Buikstra earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uikstra931/
Buckstrad820/
Bykstra803/
Bokstra801/
Wijkstra75410/
Wickstra7529/
Wiekstra759/
Beekstra751/
Vickstra751/
Huekstra751/
Weikstra750/
Wickstrad711/
Wykstra67256/
Vekstra671/
Bogstra671/
Bigxtra671/
Vickstraus670/
Bigstrop630/
Backstroh591/
Beykestre591/
Baxtra570/
Weigstrauph530/

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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 Buikstra
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