Hamersma Surname

384,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hamersma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamersma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6321:26,7204,355
United States2041:1,776,759116,838
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hamersma Last Name Facts

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

Hamersma occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hamersma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamersma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 384,654th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,886,954 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Hamersma are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 632 people, or 1 in 26,720. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Friesland, where 24 percent reside, North Holland, where 24 percent reside and South Holland, where 10 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Hamersma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hamersma surname are 39.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.54% registered with the party.

The amount Hamersma earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 5.45% less than the national average, earning R 224,688 per year; in United States they earn 22.06% more than the national average, earning $52,666 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.02% less than the national average, earning $42,222 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Hamersma
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