Graafsma Surname
Approximately 273 people bear this surname
Graafsma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 227 | 1:74,393 | 12,605 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
Graafsma Demographics
Average Graafsma Salary in
United States
$45,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Graafsma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Graafsma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Graafsma is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Graafsma click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Graafsma? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 956,400th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Graafsma are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Graafsma is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 74,393. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Friesland, where 30 percent live, North Holland, where 22 percent live and Gelderland, where 12 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.
Graafsma Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Graafsma last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.
Graafsma earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graasfsma | 94 | 1 | / |
| Groefsma | 75 | 2 | / |
| Groefsema | 71 | 330 | / |
| Garavasam | 71 | 6 | / |
| Groffsema | 71 | 5 | / |
| Guravasam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grefsum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Grofsmacht | 67 | 5 | / |
| Grofsmid | 63 | 50 | / |
| Grafschmidt | 63 | 25 | / |
| Grofsmit | 63 | 1 | / |
| Griffsom | 63 | 1 | / |
| Greavesm | 63 | 1 | / |
| Grefsheim | 59 | 114 | / |
| Gurvasamy | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gräf-Saam | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kharavasam | 56 | 17 | / |
| Kharavasim | 56 | 3 | / |
| Kariavasam | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kariyavasam | 53 | 11 | / |
| Graves-Hamm | 53 | 2 | / |
| Carvazam | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gurvsamy | 50 | 1 | / |
| Guervos Maya | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Graafsma
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