Hooijsma Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Hooijsma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 160 | 1:105,545 | 17,044 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Hooijsma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hooijsma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hooijsma is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hooijsma.
How Common Is The Last Name Hooijsma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hooijsma is the 1,364,059th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hooijsma live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Hooijsma is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 105,545. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Friesland, where 52 percent are found, Overijssel, where 18 percent are found and Groningen, where 9 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooisma | 93 | 303 | / |
| Hoitsma | 80 | 347 | / |
| Hooysma | 80 | 28 | / |
| Hijma | 77 | 137 | / |
| Hisma | 77 | 74 | / |
| Hosma | 77 | 11 | / |
| Oisma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Choijmaa | 75 | 52 | / |
| Haijtsma | 75 | 6 | / |
| Khooshma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hooshmad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haisma | 71 | 765 | / |
| Ijtsma | 71 | 330 | / |
| Hishma | 71 | 186 | / |
| Huisma | 71 | 173 | / |
| Haijma | 71 | 85 | / |
| Hotsma | 71 | 70 | / |
| Heijma | 71 | 40 | / |
| Hosmah | 71 | 22 | / |
| Hosmat | 71 | 13 | / |
| Khisma | 71 | 13 | / |
| Chijma | 71 | 11 | / |
| Eijsma | 71 | 10 | / |
| Hismat | 71 | 9 | / |
| Khosma | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chisma | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ojisma | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ojasma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Housma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hosmaj | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hitsma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hismma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oojjma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hossma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ijisma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oismaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chosma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoshma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hosmay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Isma | 67 | 12,404 | / |
| Osma | 67 | 11,516 | / |
| Houtsma | 67 | 947 | / |
| Haitsma | 67 | 920 | / |
| Hishmat | 67 | 718 | / |
| Hosmath | 67 | 79 | / |
| Heidsma | 67 | 55 | / |
| Haaisma | 67 | 45 | / |
| Haijema | 67 | 43 | / |
| Ijma | 67 | 40 | / |
| Chosmas | 67 | 14 | / |
| Housmah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Khoshma | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chismah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ojma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Heismaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jsma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoesmaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Housmai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hischma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojasmaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hajasma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haajsma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosmass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haissma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hottsma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheisma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chismas | 67 | 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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- 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 Hooijsma
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