Hoogstra Surname

432,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hoogstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoogstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4541:37,1966,261
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
Canada661:558,26746,632
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hoogstra Last Name Facts

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

Hoogstra occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoogstra? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hoogstra is the 432,755th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 9,166,724 people. Hoogstra occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Hoogstra reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 454 people, or 1 in 37,196. In The Netherlands Hoogstra is primarily found in: Groningen, where 22 percent reside, Friesland, where 20 percent reside and North Holland, where 10 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Hoogstra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hoogstra surname are 27.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.07% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hoogstra earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.94% less than the national average, earning $42,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.6% more than the national average, earning $59,918 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoogstraat89176/
Hookstra88118/
Hokstra802/
Hoekstra7525,272/
Hockstra75190/
Hoecstra751/
Hhoekstra711/
Hoekstrea711/
Oykstra673/
Hukstra671/
Hoextra670/
Haggstro631/
Huckstra630/
Oxtra6220/
Huckstrap590/
Akstra574/
Ocstro571/
Uikstra531/
Okstruis501/

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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 Hoogstra
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