Ijtsma Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ijtsma Surname Definition:

(Frisian), IJtse's, or of IJtse. (variant: Abbema.)

Ijtsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3221:52,4458,992
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ijtsma Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Frisian), IJtse's, or of IJtse. (variant: Abbema.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Ijtsma Last Name Facts

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

Ijtsma occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ijtsma.

How Common Is The Last Name Ijtsma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 835,661st most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Ijtsma live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Ijtsma is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 322 people, or 1 in 52,445. In The Netherlands Ijtsma is most frequent in: Friesland, where 23 percent reside, Groningen, where 20 percent reside and South Holland, where 14 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands Ijtsma occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

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