Dykstra Surname

35,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Dykstra Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Dweller on, or near, a dike or embankment.

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Dykstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,7941:33,5804,199
Canada2,3321:15,8002,292
Netherlands6151:27,4594,497
Australia4431:60,9387,370
New Zealand1761:25,7294,511
Germany1021:789,26958,234
England941:592,74535,632
Argentina701:610,62043,172
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
France421:1,581,493147,826
Malta181:23,9041,289
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Wales61:515,75523,171
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

Dykstra (35) may also be a first name.

Dykstra Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Dweller on, or near, a dike or embankment.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Dykstra originates in Northern Europe, where it was given to someone who lived next to a Dyke. Some changed it to Dexter when they migrated the the United States.

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Dykstra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dykstra has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dykstra? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 35,521st most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 490,018 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Dykstra live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 35 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 10,794 people, or 1 in 33,580. In The United States Dykstra is primarily found in: Michigan, where 26 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and Iowa, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States Dykstra exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 16 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.

Dykstra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dykstra has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 11,483 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 522 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dykstra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dykstra surname are 28.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.08% being registered with the party.

The amount Dykstra earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning R 249,084 per year; in United States they earn 12.07% more than the national average, earning $48,359 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.92% more than the national average, earning $50,638 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dykestra934/
Dyskstra933/
Deykstra931/
Dykstrau930/
Dyckstra930/
Dykstra's881/
Dikstra8637/
Dykstre864/
Dykstro862/
Dekstra861/
Dijkstra8028,369/
Diekstra80164/
Duikstra807/
Diskstra802/
Digkstra801/
Dyxtra770/
Dijskstra751/
Dichstra670/
Dextra62210/
Dextras57142/
Diextra5720/
Dextrat571/
Dixtray570/
Dextrait5376/
Dextreaux500/

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