Heersma Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Heersma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 51 | 1:331,121 | 38,060 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Heersma Demographics
Heersma Political Affiliation
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hersma | 92 | 29 | / |
| Ersma | 83 | 9 | / |
| Harsma | 77 | 177 | / |
| Horsma | 77 | 140 | / |
| Hirsma | 77 | 7 | / |
| Oersma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hersme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haarsma | 71 | 1,628 | / |
| Hersmis | 71 | 56 | / |
| Errsmas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Harshma | 71 | 0 | / |
| Arsma | 67 | 53 | / |
| Herschmo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ersmo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orsma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chirsmas | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hershmer | 67 | 0 | / |
| O'Wiersma | 63 | 1 | / |
| Herrsmith | 63 | 1 | / |
| Orsmaa | 62 | 13 | / |
| Arshma | 62 | 12 | / |
| Irsmad | 62 | 2 | / |
| Gerzma | 62 | 2 | / |
| Jersmo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Herzmi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ayerzma | 57 | 2 | / |
| Herchmer | 53 | 31 | / |
| Cherchmi | 53 | 5 | / |
| Chirsmer | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chirchmaa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Arzma | 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 Heersma
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