Koelstra Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Koelstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koelstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1211:139,56321,355
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Koelstra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koelstra is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Koelstra.

How Common Is The Last Name Koelstra? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,565,797th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Koelstra live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Koelstra is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 139,563. In The Netherlands Koelstra is most numerous in: Friesland, where 30 percent are found, North Holland, where 22 percent are found and South Holland, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands Koelstra occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Ireland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koolstra88667/
Kielstra88505/
Keulstra8821/
Keilstra881/
Kielestra824/
Kylstra80105/
Celstra801/
Kellstrass781/
Kijlstra75238/
Kulestra754/
Kolestro752/
Clestra671/
Colestro636/
Collestro591/
Clstroth500/

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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
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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 Koelstra
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