Damstra Surname

280,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Damstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands9531:17,7202,752
United States2691:1,347,43193,736
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Canada381:969,62173,252
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Guam11:160,1214,893
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Damstra Last Name Facts

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

Damstra occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Damstra? popularity and diffusion

The last name Damstra is the 280,464th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,292,335 people. The surname Damstra is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Damstra are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Damstra is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 953 people, or 1 in 17,720. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Friesland, where 42 percent reside, North Holland, where 12 percent reside and Groningen, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Damstra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Damstra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Damstra last name rose 6,725 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Damstra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Damstra last name are 29.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.79% registered with the political party.

The amount Damstra earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 89.23% more than the national average, earning 654,875 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.68% more than the national average, earning R 255,900 per year; in United States they earn 16.59% more than the national average, earning $50,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 65.07% more than the national average, earning $82,010 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damsstra931/
Danstra862/
Duimstra80335/
Danstrat800/
Dounstra670/
Domstroy670/
Domstrey670/
Domstrich6312/
Dohmstreich5614/
Deinstrop502/

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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 Damstra
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