Graatsma Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Graatsma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Graatsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands991:170,57824,763
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Graatsma Last Name Facts

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

Graatsma is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Graatsma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,839,022nd most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. Graatsma is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Graatsma live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 170,578. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 34 percent reside, South Holland, where 22 percent reside and Overijssel, where 14 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grasma8621/
Grotsma8019/
Grasmay801/
Grassmai752/
Grassmas750/
Grayshma750/
Grasmo71217/
Grosma718/
Grazma716/
Graßmay6717/
Graßmai671/
Grosmas671/
Grossma671/
Großmaas6311/
Grohsmaas595/
Großmaß5336/
Greyzma5311/
Großmas536/

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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 Graatsma
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