Goetjaer Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Goetjaer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Goetjaer Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559

Goetjaer Last Name Facts

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

Goetjaer occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Goetjaer.

How Common Is The Last Name Goetjaer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Goetjaer reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Goetjaer is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 582,316. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 55 percent live, North Brabant, where 34 percent live and Gelderland, where 3 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godthjaer821/
Goesaer808/
Goesaert75357/
Gutjaher751/
Goezae711/
Gotiear6723/
Guteaer672/
Gatjahr670/
Gouyzae531/
Eithiear502/
Gautiier501/
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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 Goetjaer
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