Polstra Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Polstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1931:87,49814,492
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Canada621:594,28449,093
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Polstra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polstra occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Polstra? popularity and diffusion

Polstra is the 726,304th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. The surname Polstra is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Polstra live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Polstra is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 87,498. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Friesland, where 22 percent reside, Overijssel, where 16 percent reside and North Holland, where 14 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands Polstra exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Canada, where 16 percent reside.

Polstra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polstra surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Polstra earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.71% more than the national average, earning $46,044 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.46% more than the national average, earning $54,880 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poelstra931,933/
Polestra9328/
Poolstra932/
Poelestra884/
Palstra86338/
Polstro868/
Pulstra861/
Palestra80671/
Poelstre801/
Paulstra801/
Palestrau751/
Palestro67512/
Palestri67104/
Palestre6732/

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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
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  • 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 Polstra
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