Heersma Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Heersma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heersma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Heersma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heersma is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heersma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,273,756th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Heersma live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Heersma is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 331,121. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 47 percent live, Friesland, where 25 percent live and Drenthe, where 12 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Heersma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Heersma are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Heersma earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning $33,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.22% more than the national average, earning $57,245 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hersma9229/
Ersma839/
Harsma77177/
Horsma77140/
Hirsma777/
Oersma771/
Hersme771/
Haarsma711,628/
Hersmis7156/
Errsmas711/
Harshma710/
Arsma6753/
Herschmo671/
Ersmo671/
Orsma671/
Chirsmas670/
Hershmer670/
O'Wiersma631/
Herrsmith631/
Orsmaa6213/
Arshma6212/
Irsmad622/
Gerzma622/
Jersmo621/
Herzmi621/
Ayerzma572/
Herchmer5331/
Cherchmi535/
Chirsmer531/
Chirchmaa501/
Arzma501/

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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 Heersma
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