Houtstra Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Houtstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houtstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1341:126,02419,691
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Houtstra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Houtstra is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Houtstra? popularity and diffusion

The surname Houtstra is the 1,159,732nd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Houtstra live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Houtstra is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 126,024. In The Netherlands Houtstra is primarily concentrated in: Friesland, where 37 percent reside, South Holland, where 20 percent reside and Flevoland, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Houtstra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Houtstra surname are 47.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 94.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Houtstra earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.83% more than the national average, earning $51,276 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.91% more than the national average, earning $54,111 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houstra9310/
Houstrad880/
Hostra8621/
Oustra861/
Joustra801,885/
Huistra80189/
Jutstra80108/
Hoestra8028/
Chustra8018/
Hostrad805/
Haustra802/
Hosstra801/
Oustras801/
Ouestra801/
Heustra800/
Houshtreas781/
Ostra77560/
Ustra77356/
Haustrat7513/
Chaustra751/
Hosstroa751/
Hostrait750/
Hostraat750/
Oostra711,466/
Ostras71614/
Ostrea71464/
Ostrau71151/
Ostrat71139/
Justra71132/
Hastra71106/
Austra7195/
Ostray7126/
Gustra7121/
Hoystradt715/
Ustrad714/
Haustrath711/
Gostra711/
Ostrach67294/
Ostroha67113/
Goestra6766/
Ostrasz6755/
Gustrau6751/
Hostrop6748/
Austras6740/
Ostraat6733/
Hastray6728/
Austrea6725/
Ostrast6723/
Austrai6720/
Ostrash6719/
Judstra6714/
Ostrass6712/
Gustray6711/
Eustrat6710/
Hustrei678/
Oehstra676/
Hastrea675/
Ostraus675/
Hahstra673/
Ostraha672/
Ostrait672/
Heystra672/
Ostrayz671/
Oystrah671/
Hoodstraat671/
Hiestra671/
Heistra671/
Justrau671/
Gaustra671/
Haustro671/
Austrap670/
Hastrap670/
Hustrey670/

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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 Houtstra
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