Pelsma Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Pelsma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1521:111,10017,774
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England21:27,859,030389,889
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397

Pelsma Last Name Facts

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

Pelsma is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelsma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pelsma is the 1,048,281st most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Pelsma are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 111,100. In The Netherlands Pelsma is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 29 percent are found, Friesland, where 24 percent are found and North Brabant, where 14 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Pelsma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pelsma surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pelsma earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.1% less than the national average, earning $41,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.31% less than the national average, earning $43,566 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poelsma92418/
Pylsma831/
Pijlsma775/
Poelzma771/
Pilsmo679/
Pellsmith671/
Plesmid6247/
Plesmer620/
Pilsmedh574/
Plesmoot571/
Plzzmo501/

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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 Pelsma
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