Meerstra Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Meerstra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 190 | 1:88,880 | 14,701 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Meerstra Demographics
Average Meerstra Salary in
Canada
$49,893 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Meerstra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meerstra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meerstra is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meerstra? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,070,546th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Meerstra are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 88,880. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Friesland, where 42 percent reside, Groningen, where 14 percent reside and Overijssel, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands Meerstra exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent reside and Mexico, where 0 percent reside.
Meerstra Last Name Statistics demography
Meerstra earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning $49,893 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merstra | 93 | 0 | / |
| Meer-Westra | 84 | 1 | / |
| Merster | 80 | 3 | / |
| Merstri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Marsatra | 75 | 4 | / |
| Myerster | 75 | 0 | / |
| Meyer-Suter | 74 | 14 | / |
| Meier-Oster | 74 | 1 | / |
| Meyer-Aster | 74 | 1 | / |
| Meyer-Astry | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mirastria | 71 | 17 | / |
| Marstr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mrstir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mowerstar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meyer Sutter | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mirstri | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mristry | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mristri | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mirstar | 67 | 8 | / |
| Marster | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mirstry | 67 | 4 | / |
| Morster | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mersdor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Marstor | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mercetr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Murster | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mjrshtri | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muirstroud | 56 | 2 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Meerstra
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