Feersma Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Feersma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Feersma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Suriname11:552,6169,664

Feersma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Feersma has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Feersma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Feersma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Feersma live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,125,812. In The Netherlands Feersma is primarily concentrated in: Friesland, where 87 percent are found, North Holland, where 7 percent are found and South Holland, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands Feersma exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 6 percent are found and Suriname, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veersma86126/
Forsma772/
Versma771/
Viersma71146/
Voersma718/
Fersmer711/
Fersmeh711/
Forsmo62409/
Fresmo624/
Fresmi621/
Versmee5736/
Forsmoo5724/
Freshmi571/
Verssme570/
Fairsmith503/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Feersma
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