Elgersma Surname

239,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Elgersma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elgersma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7291:23,1653,713
United States5231:693,03854,910
Canada2231:165,22716,632
Thailand1101:642,167108,371
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Norway81:642,78647,258
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Elgersma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elgersma is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elgersma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 239,163rd most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,350,774 people. The surname Elgersma occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Elgersma live; 45 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Elgersma is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 729 people, or 1 in 23,165. In The Netherlands Elgersma is primarily found in: Friesland, where 48 percent are found, North Holland, where 11 percent are found and Gelderland, where 9 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands Elgersma exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Elgersma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Elgersma surname are 37.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Elgersma earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 22.95% more than the national average, earning 425,493 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.91% more than the national average, earning $46,132 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.28% more than the national average, earning $52,307 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jelgersma9499/
Gelgersma941/
Elgarsma881/
Gelersma881/
Elgirsma880/
Jellersma821/
Ilersma801/
Algeris Emma701/
Alagersamy6730/
Alagerisam671/
Alagerisamy6310/
Alagerswamy634/
Alagerasamy631/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Elgersma
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