Geersema Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Geersema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geersema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
United States151:24,163,929685,360

Geersema Last Name Facts

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

Geersema is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Geersema? popularity and diffusion

The surname Geersema is the 3,100,440th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Geersema reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 675,487. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 88 percent reside, Flevoland, where 4 percent reside and Groningen, where 4 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside.

Geersema Last Name Statistics demography

Geersema earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.54% more than the national average, earning $52,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gersema93253/
Heersema88242/
Geersama880/
Heerssema829/
Gerzema8092/
Hersema800/
Guerjema751/
Hershema751/
Heerzema751/
Herssema750/
Ersima716/
Irsema711/
Ercema711/
Gersomo67235/
Hersemo674/
Ershima674/
Gersheimer671/
Jirsema671/
Hergema670/
Guerzima639/
Hershima631/
Gerschheimer60110/
Grzyma572/
Rzeema571/
Grzoma571/
Ergima571/
Irshima534/
Hersimo531/
Rshihma531/
Hirsimaa5031/
Iorshima5022/
Yorshima502/
Grzymacz502/
Herdjima501/
Yeirzima501/
Guerzime501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Geersema
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