Feitsma Surname

394,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Feitsma Surname User-submission:

A surname of Italian origin, whose coat is the two-headed eagle with the crescent moon, meaning thereby the representation of power in the East and West.

Feitsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7801:21,6503,446
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
England51:11,143,612252,590
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Feitsma Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname of Italian origin, whose coat is the two-headed eagle with the crescent moon, meaning thereby the representation of power in the East and West.

- Luan Feitosa

Feitsma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Feitsma is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Feitsma.

How Common Is The Last Name Feitsma? popularity and diffusion

Feitsma is the 394,201st most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,133,422 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Feitsma live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 780 people, or 1 in 21,650. In The Netherlands Feitsma is mostly found in: Friesland, where 23 percent are found, North Holland, where 17 percent are found and Groningen, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Feitsma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Feitsma surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Feitsma earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.54% more than the national average, earning $47,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.21% less than the national average, earning $37,655 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fitsma921/
Fietsma862/
Fesma836/
Fisma833/
Fatsma7719/
Faisma779/
Fismah775/
Fesmas771/
Fesmah771/
Vitsmaa711/
Fujisma711/
Fetchma711/
Visma67420/
Fijma67263/
Vesma67115/
Fasma6728/
Fujishma671/

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