Hoekstra Surname
Approximately 25,272 people bear this surname
Hoekstra Surname Definition:
(Dutch) Dweller at the corner place, or on a hook of land.
Hoekstra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 18,031 | 1:937 | 37 |
| United States | 5,054 | 1:71,717 | 8,295 |
| Canada | 1,108 | 1:33,254 | 4,294 |
| Germany | 256 | 1:314,474 | 31,760 |
| Australia | 167 | 1:161,651 | 16,786 |
| South Africa | 150 | 1:361,185 | 32,866 |
| France | 80 | 1:830,284 | 98,964 |
| Belgium | 70 | 1:164,238 | 22,550 |
| New Zealand | 44 | 1:102,916 | 13,667 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Northern Ireland | 23 | 1:80,219 | 5,468 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Hoekstra Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch) Dweller at the corner place, or on a hook of land.
Hoekstra Demographics
Average Male Hoekstra Height
178.45 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hoekstra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hoekstra Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hoekstra (Arabic: هوكسترا) is found most in The Netherlands. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoekstra? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 21,548th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 288,364 people. Hoekstra occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Hoekstra reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Hoekstra is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 18,031 people, or 1 in 937. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Friesland, where 36 percent are found, North Holland, where 13 percent are found and Groningen, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands Hoekstra occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Hoekstra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hoekstra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hoekstra surname grew 25,270 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hoekstra Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Hoekstra surname are 29.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.73% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hoekstra earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.74% more than the national average, earning 459,381 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 156.49% more than the national average, earning R 609,528 per year; in United States they earn 11% more than the national average, earning $47,897 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.82% more than the national average, earning $50,588 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoeskstra | 94 | 9 | / |
| Jhoekstra | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hhoekstra | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hoekstrea | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hoekstroa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hekstra | 93 | 172 | / |
| Hokstra | 93 | 2 | / |
| Hockstra | 88 | 190 | / |
| Hookstra | 88 | 118 | / |
| Hoecstra | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ekstra | 86 | 58 | / |
| Ekstrah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hukstra | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hegstra | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoextra | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hoogstra | 75 | 795 | / |
| Heegstra | 75 | 81 | / |
| Huckstra | 75 | 0 | / |
| Exstra | 71 | 6 | / |
| Akstra | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ekstro | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hextra | 71 | 1 | / |
| Huckstrap | 71 | 0 | / |
| Uikstra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haegstradt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oecstrod | 63 | 12 | / |
| Extra | 62 | 892 | / |
| Oxtra | 62 | 20 | / |
| Exstro | 57 | 5 | / |
| Extraa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Extrea | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ocstro | 57 | 1 | / |
| Haggstro | 50 | 1 | / |
Hoekstra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hoekstra in the Arabic language | ||
| هوكسترا | hwkstra | - |
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