Jansema Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Jansema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jansema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3421:49,3788,451
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Jansema (19) may also be a first name.

Jansema Last Name Facts

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

Jansema occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jansema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jansema is the 745,450th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 18,879,653 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Jansema are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Jansema is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.

It is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 342 people, or 1 in 49,378. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Groningen, where 59 percent reside, Drenthe, where 11 percent reside and Overijssel, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Jansema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jansema has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jansema surname rose 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jansema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jansema last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jansema earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 70.92% more than the national average, earning $73,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.61% more than the national average, earning $50,980 CAD per year.

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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 Jansema
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