Palstra Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Palstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3041:55,5509,543
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Palstra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palstra is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palstra? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 821,713th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Palstra reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 55,550. In The Netherlands Palstra is primarily concentrated in: Friesland, where 28 percent live, South Holland, where 22 percent live and Gelderland, where 10 percent live. Beside The Netherlands Palstra occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Palstra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Palstra surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Palstra earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.06% less than the national average, earning $26,297 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palestra93671/
Paulstra931/
Palestrau881/
Polstra86400/
Palestro80512/
Palestri80104/
Palestre8032/
Polestra8028/
Poolstra802/
Poelestra754/
Polstro718/

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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 Palstra
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