Pitstra Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Pitstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pitstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2431:69,49511,836
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Pitstra Last Name Facts

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

Pitstra is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pitstra? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 978,274th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Pitstra live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Pitstra is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 69,495. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Friesland, where 54 percent are found, North Holland, where 17 percent are found and Gelderland, where 7 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Pitstra Last Name Statistics demography

Pitstra earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 2.22% more than the national average, earning $50,788 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petstra8671/
Pishtra869/
Piestra862/
Poistras802/
Pisztrai801/
Pistro7793/
Pestra7723/
Pystra774/
Pestrea71279/
Pisztró718/
Piestro712/
Picstro711/
Pestray711/
Piostro711/
Poistro711/
Peistrop672/
Pistrosch639/
Pistreich638/
Pestro6220/
Pestrá621/
Pestros5716/
Peastro5716/
Pestross531/
Pestreich5045/

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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 Pitstra
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