Hiemstra Surname

75,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hiemstra Surname Definition:

“From the House” (Hiem) in Frisian.

Hiemstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,3851:3,851359
United States1,1311:320,47729,222
Canada6051:60,9027,147
South Africa1681:322,48630,363
France381:1,747,966156,445
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Belgium171:676,27358,718
England171:3,277,533109,658
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Hiemstra Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“From the House” (Hiem) in Frisian.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Hiemstra Last Name Facts

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

Hiemstra is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiemstra? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 75,519th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,121,506 people. The last name Hiemstra occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Hiemstra are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Hiemstra is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 4,385 people, or 1 in 3,851. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Friesland, where 46 percent reside, North Holland, where 12 percent reside and Groningen, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Hiemstra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hiemstra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hiemstra surname increased 12,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hiemstra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hiemstra last name are 26.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.68% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hiiemstra941/
Hiemstray941/
Hemstra93183/
Himstra932/
Iemstra931/
Heemstra881,183/
Heimstra8876/
Hienstra8810/
Jiemstra881/
Hemstrah880/
Hemstrat880/
Hemstreat820/
Eemstra8023/
Chemstry751/
Hemstred750/
Hemstrid750/
Hemstreet711,213/
Himstreet7158/
Hemstreit713/
Imstri713/
Hemstreed711/
Hemstrett710/
Heimstreet6716/
Heimsträdt671/
Hemstretch670/
Jenstras630/

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