Heemstra Surname

316,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Heemstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heemstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5961:608,15349,388
Netherlands5481:30,8165,108
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Heemstra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heemstra occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heemstra? popularity and diffusion

The last name Heemstra is the 316,846th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 6,160,225 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Heemstra reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 596 people, or 1 in 608,153. In The United States Heemstra is primarily found in: Michigan, where 34 percent reside, Iowa, where 13 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 46 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Heemstra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heemstra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Heemstra last name rose 6,622 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heemstra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heemstra last name are 34.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.37% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Heemstra earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.69% less than the national average, earning R 43,512 per year and in United States they earn 3.24% more than the national average, earning $44,547 USD 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Heemstra
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