Dijkstra Surname
Approximately 28,369 people bear this surname
Dijkstra Surname Definition:
(Frisian), Dike place or stead. (variant: van Camstra.)
Read More About This SurnameDijkstra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 26,854 | 1:629 | 22 |
| Germany | 188 | 1:428,221 | 38,630 |
| United States | 156 | 1:2,323,455 | 144,218 |
| New Zealand | 150 | 1:30,189 | 5,269 |
| Thailand | 127 | 1:556,207 | 95,235 |
| South Africa | 120 | 1:451,481 | 38,064 |
| Brazil | 88 | 1:2,432,663 | 74,473 |
| Belgium | 81 | 1:141,934 | 20,189 |
| Australia | 75 | 1:359,943 | 30,133 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| Sweden | 63 | 1:156,298 | 10,904 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| France | 54 | 1:1,230,050 | 127,496 |
| Switzerland | 47 | 1:174,743 | 15,901 |
| Spain | 45 | 1:1,038,934 | 38,115 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Dijkstra (10) may also be a first name.
Dijkstra Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Frisian), Dike place or stead. (variant: van Camstra.)
User-submitted Reference
Dijk means 'dike' and stra is a Germanic derivative that means 'resident' - 'resident of the dike'. Its origin is Frisian. In Frisian it is pronounced as Diekstra.
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Dijkstra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dijkstra Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dijkstra (Arabic: ديكسترا) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dijkstra? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 19,364th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 256,884 people. Dijkstra occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Dijkstra are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 10 people.
It is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 26,854 people, or 1 in 629. In The Netherlands Dijkstra is most numerous in: Friesland, where 32 percent reside, North Holland, where 13 percent reside and Groningen, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this surname is found in 66 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Dijkstra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dijkstra has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,120 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dijkstra Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Dijkstra last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.
The amount Dijkstra earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.89% more than the national average, earning 376,837 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 77.71% more than the national average, earning R 422,304 per year; in United States they earn 2.26% less than the national average, earning $42,172 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.09% less than the national average, earning $48,146 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dijskstra | 94 | 1 | / |
| Dikstra | 93 | 37 | / |
| Diekstra | 88 | 164 | / |
| Duikstra | 88 | 7 | / |
| Diskstra | 88 | 2 | / |
| Digkstra | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dykstra | 80 | 14,872 | / |
| Dekstra | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dykestra | 75 | 4 | / |
| Dyskstra | 75 | 3 | / |
| Deykstra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dyckstra | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dichstra | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dykstrau | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dykstra's | 71 | 1 | / |
| Diextra | 67 | 20 | / |
| Dykstre | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dykstro | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dixtray | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dextra | 57 | 210 | / |
| Dyxtra | 57 | 0 | / |
| Dextras | 53 | 142 | / |
| Diextre | 53 | 2 | / |
| Dextrat | 53 | 1 | / |
| Dextrait | 50 | 76 | / |
Dijkstra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dijkstra in the Arabic language | ||
| ديكسترا | dykstra | - |
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