Feenstra Surname
Approximately 8,914 people bear this surname
Feenstra Surname User-submission:
Frisian: habitational name for someone from a place called Veen, or topographic name from veen, meaning 'pit', 'moor'.
Feenstra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 6,280 | 1:2,689 | 195 |
| United States | 1,466 | 1:247,243 | 23,557 |
| Canada | 647 | 1:56,948 | 6,727 |
| Australia | 114 | 1:236,804 | 22,158 |
| South Africa | 72 | 1:752,468 | 52,376 |
| Germany | 68 | 1:1,183,904 | 77,258 |
| New Zealand | 57 | 1:79,444 | 11,532 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Denmark | 29 | 1:194,645 | 16,083 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
Feenstra Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Frisian: habitational name for someone from a place called Veen, or topographic name from veen, meaning 'pit', 'moor'.
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Feenstra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Feenstra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Feenstra (Arabic: فينسترا) is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Feenstra? popularity and diffusion
Feenstra is the 56,849th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 817,539 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Feenstra live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 6,280 people, or 1 in 2,689. In The Netherlands Feenstra is mostly found in: Friesland, where 34 percent reside, North Holland, where 13 percent reside and South Holland, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.
Feenstra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Feenstra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Feenstra surname increased 4,442 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Feenstra Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Feenstra are 32.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.71% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Feenstra earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.31% less than the national average, earning 296,554 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.27% more than the national average, earning R 326,196 per year; in United States they earn 10.32% more than the national average, earning $47,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $50,973 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Feenstra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Feenstra in the Arabic language | ||
| فينسترا | fynstra | - |
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