Gertsma Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Gertsma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gertsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Canada111:3,349,599180,238

Gertsma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gertsma is most common in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gertsma? popularity and diffusion

Gertsma is the 2,414,640th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname Gertsma occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gertsma are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gertsma is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States Gertsma is most prevalent in: Iowa, where 27 percent live, Ohio, where 23 percent live and South Dakota, where 13 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent live.

Gertsma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gertsma surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Gertsma earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.58% less than the national average, earning $39,016 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geertsma931,705/
Gertsema9378/
Geritsma931/
Gerritsma881,052/
Gerrtisma881/
Gertsum866/
Gerzma772/
Gerritzma7516/
Gerteisem751/
Gertzam711/
Sierdsma67159/
Seerdsma6712/
Jeerdsma671/
Tjeerdsma63857/
Garzma621/
Gärdsmo579/
Guerdsmidth560/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Gertsma
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis