Loonstra Surname

409,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

Loonstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loonstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7871:21,4583,405
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Loonstra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loonstra is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loonstra? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 409,546th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 8,543,430 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Loonstra reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 787 people, or 1 in 21,458. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Friesland, where 35 percent reside, Groningen, where 19 percent reside and Gelderland, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Loonstra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Loonstra surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Loonstra earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 30.69% less than the national average, earning $29,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.56% less than the national average, earning $45,431 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lunstra8095/
Lanstra8074/
Luinstra75514/
Laanstra75413/
Lonstrey750/
Lonstreth716/
Lanstraat714/
Lanstraad713/
Lonstreet712/
Lonstroth712/
Lluinstra711/
Lonsstreth671/
Lamstra671/
Luimstra63264/
Lunstroo6386/
Lünstroh631/
Lanstrey630/
Lanstrip630/
Lunstroth5951/
Lunstroot5913/
Lanstroth591/

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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 Loonstra
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