Leenstra Surname

333,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Leenstra Surname User-submission:

(Dutch) Inhabitant of the grassland, meadow, pasture.

Leenstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7701:21,9313,497
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Canada811:454,88439,362
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Leenstra Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Dutch) Inhabitant of the grassland, meadow, pasture.

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Leenstra Last Name Facts

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

Leenstra occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leenstra? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 333,948th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,589,101 people. Leenstra is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Leenstra are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 770 people, or 1 in 21,931. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Friesland, where 43 percent are found, North Holland, where 15 percent are found and South Holland, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Leenstra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Leenstra are 0.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.05% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leenstra earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 202.82% more than the national average, earning R 719,604 per year; in United States they earn 39.6% more than the national average, earning $60,234 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.49% less than the national average, earning $47,450 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenstra93521/
Leinstra881/
Lowenstra820/
Lemstra801,207/
Linstra80176/
Luinstra75514/
Glinstra7515/
Linstray751/
Lluinstra711/
Lenstrodt710/
Linsttrath675/
Linstro671/
Luimstra63264/
Linstrot6324/
Linsdtro631/
Lünstroh631/
Linstroh631/
Linstret630/
Lünstroth59309/
Linstroth59122/
Lenztrich591/
Linnstreet560/

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