Hiemstra Surname
Approximately 6,498 people bear this surname
Hiemstra Surname Definition:
“From the House” (Hiem) in Frisian.
Hiemstra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 4,385 | 1:3,851 | 359 |
| United States | 1,131 | 1:320,477 | 29,222 |
| Canada | 605 | 1:60,902 | 7,147 |
| South Africa | 168 | 1:322,486 | 30,363 |
| France | 38 | 1:1,747,966 | 156,445 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Hiemstra Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“From the House” (Hiem) in Frisian.
Hiemstra Demographics
Hiemstra Political Affiliation
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Hiemstra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hiemstra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hiemstra is most common in The Netherlands. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiemstra? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 75,519th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,121,506 people. The last name Hiemstra occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Hiemstra live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 4,385 people, or 1 in 3,851. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Friesland, where 46 percent live, North Holland, where 12 percent live and Groningen, where 10 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this last name is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.
Hiemstra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hiemstra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hiemstra surname increased 12,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hiemstra Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Hiemstra last name are 26.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.68% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hiemstra earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.53% more than the national average, earning R 260,292 per year; in United States they earn 18.1% more than the national average, earning $50,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning $51,510 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiiemstra | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hiemstray | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hemstra | 93 | 183 | / |
| Himstra | 93 | 2 | / |
| Iemstra | 93 | 1 | / |
| Heemstra | 88 | 1,183 | / |
| Heimstra | 88 | 76 | / |
| Hienstra | 88 | 10 | / |
| Jiemstra | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hemstrah | 88 | 0 | / |
| Hemstrat | 88 | 0 | / |
| Hemstreat | 82 | 0 | / |
| Eemstra | 80 | 23 | / |
| Chemstry | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hemstred | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hemstrid | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hemstreet | 71 | 1,213 | / |
| Himstreet | 71 | 58 | / |
| Hemstreit | 71 | 3 | / |
| Imstri | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hemstreed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hemstrett | 71 | 0 | / |
| Heimstreet | 67 | 16 | / |
| Heimsträdt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemstretch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jenstras | 63 | 0 | / |
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