Douwstra Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Douwstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Douwstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2271:74,39312,605
Israel421:203,75319,703
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Douwstra Last Name Facts

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

Douwstra occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Douwstra? popularity and diffusion

The surname Douwstra is the 919,444th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Douwstra are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 227 people, or 1 in 74,393. In The Netherlands Douwstra is mostly concentrated in: Friesland, where 19 percent are found, Groningen, where 18 percent are found and Utrecht, where 15 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Douwstra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Douwstra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Douwstra surname expanded 567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Douwstra Last Name Statistics demography

Douwstra earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowstra934/
Doustara881/
Dustra8686/
Dostra861/
Doustar8054/
Dustira8025/
Dustara8022/
Dostera808/
Dostara806/
Dusitra805/
Deustra804/
Duastra802/
Dustera801/
Daustra801/
Dyustra801/
Diostra801/
Doustre801/
Dowster800/
Douster800/
Dostr771/
Dstra770/
Dwistira7592/
Doustdar7572/
Dusturia7570/
Diostria7515/
Du Stara7514/
Dositera7510/
Daustria758/
Dowestri753/
Doustyar752/
Dowstare751/
Deostria751/
Doustary751/
Dusteria750/
Doster717,025/
Dostar714,127/
Duster71771/
Destra71725/
Dastra71552/
Dstura71122/
Dustar71100/
Dustor7164/
Dustur7158/
Dwisatria7150/
Distra7131/
Dystra7130/
de Ostria7117/
Dustir7110/
Dostor7110/
Diwyastra719/
Deaustria719/
Dwi Astra716/
Dositr714/
D'Austria713/
Dustry712/
Dostri712/
Doustdari712/
Tdstra711/
Dositerah711/
Dsitra711/
Dsutra711/
Dowistore711/
Dostro711/
Dustri711/
D Austria711/
Dustro711/
Dostre711/
Tustra711/
de Ustara711/
Dwisatrya711/
Dusterway710/
Diestra674,791/
Destura673,965/
Dostari672,148/
Deuster671,222/
de Austria671,111/
Distura671,097/
Doostar67910/
Dwi Satria67720/
Dauster67604/
Duister67399/
Duyster67261/
Duester67234/
Disotra67203/
Dusturi67191/
Dostyar67190/
Destria67182/
Destora67158/
Distara6796/
Destara6792/
Destira6791/
Dosatar6784/
Distira6779/
Diastra6765/
Destray6759/
Dyuster6746/
Distora6737/
Towster6736/
Touster6733/
Duštíra6731/
Deastra6727/
Dostdar6724/
Dwi Astria6724/
Dwi Istria6720/
Dastria6717/
Dystira6714/
Dusturiyah6713/
Dustory6713/
Distria6712/
Dustoor6711/
Dustdar6710/
Dastara6710/
Dastera678/
Dijstra677/
Dyastra677/
Dawster677/
Tosotra677/
Dosttur676/
Tustira676/
Tostera676/
Deistra674/
Duaster673/
Dustari673/
Dositri673/
Dosster672/
Duesterhau672/
Daustar672/
Disatra672/
Destrau672/
Tsoutra672/
Dastura672/
Dewster671/
Dastrah671/
Dyestra671/
Dwester671/
Dosteer671/
Dosturu671/
Wdoster671/
Tuistra671/
Doyster671/
Du Star671/
Toastra671/
Doister671/
De-Austria671/
Destrai671/
Diostre671/
Dostour671/
Dstr671/
Duestar671/
Duestro671/
Dostary671/
Dusster671/
Destrae671/
Doastre671/
Disetra671/
Doester670/
Doastir670/
Distera670/
Dosterw670/
Dooster670/
Dihstra670/
D Uestr670/
Dustrey670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Douwstra
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