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.
- marjannedDijkstra Demographics
Average Male Dijkstra Height
179.23 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dijkstra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dijkstra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dijkstra (Arabic: ديكسترا) is found most in The Netherlands. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dijkstra click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dijkstra? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 19,364th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 256,884 people. The surname Dijkstra occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Dijkstra reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 10 people.
Dijkstra is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 26,854 people, or 1 in 629. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Friesland, where 32 percent are found, North Holland, where 13 percent are found and Groningen, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this last name occurs in 66 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Dijkstra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dijkstra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dijkstra last name expanded 3,120 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dijkstra Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Dijkstra surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for 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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