Miedema Surname

71,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,858 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Miedema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miedema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,2191:4,003379
United States1,7961:201,81519,833
Canada6251:58,9536,943
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
England81:6,964,757184,742
France81:8,302,840321,660
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Miedema (28) may also be a first name.

Miedema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Miedema occurs most in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Miedema.

How Common Is The Last Name Miedema? popularity and diffusion

Miedema is the 71,946th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,062,634 people. The last name Miedema occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Miedema live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. Miedema is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 28 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 4,219 people, or 1 in 4,003. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Friesland, where 39 percent reside, North Holland, where 16 percent reside and Groningen, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands Miedema occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Miedema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Miedema has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Miedema last name expanded 17,960 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Miedema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Miedema last name are 30.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.34% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Miedema earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 36.48% more than the national average, earning R 324,336 per year; in United States they earn 12.09% more than the national average, earning $48,365 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.57% more than the national average, earning $52,449 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miediema931/
Medema922,078/
Midema9243/
Mijdema8626/
Mediema8618/
Meidema8615/
Maidema8613/
Miedama8613/
Meadema8613/
Meedema864/
Medemma863/
Medesma863/
Medoema861/
Medemau861/
Miedoma861/
Miedeme861/
Mideama861/
Middema861/
Maidemai801/
Midima77366/
Mudema77240/
Medeme7789/
Medima7762/
Medama7760/
Midama7716/
Mideme7710/
Medemi777/
Medjma772/
Midemi771/
Midemo771/
Medoma771/
Medemo771/
Mudhema7129/
Medamma7113/
Medjmaa718/
Midimat714/
Maudema714/
Mudeama714/
Maydema713/
Medimas713/
Meidama713/
Medjmah712/
Midheme712/
Midamma712/
Moidama712/
Madeima712/
Maideme712/
Mgidima711/
Madeema711/
Meddama711/
Medjmaj711/
Medimma711/
Maidemo711/
Medemme711/
Maedima711/
Miedime711/
Muidima711/
Muidemi711/
Mudiema711/
Mudeuma711/
Medemou711/
Medeami711/
Meadama710/
Muddemma678/
Medeimos671/
Medaymad671/
Medhamah671/
Muidamma671/
Meidamma671/
Miidamma671/
Middamma671/
Mehdomaa671/
Madeamma671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Miedema
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