Reitsema Surname

381,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Reitsema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reitsema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7171:23,5533,799
Australia681:396,99632,204
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Canada441:837,40065,151
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
France21:33,211,361423,184
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Reitsema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Reitsema occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Reitsema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 381,790th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 7,810,875 people. The last name Reitsema occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Reitsema are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 717 people, or 1 in 23,553. In The Netherlands Reitsema is most frequent in: Groningen, where 33 percent are found, Friesland, where 20 percent are found and South Holland, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands Reitsema is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Reitsema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Reitsema last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Reitsema earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 128.25% more than the national average, earning R 542,400 per year; in United States they earn 2.37% more than the national average, earning $44,172 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.14% more than the national average, earning $50,746 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ritsema931,965/
Retsema9356/
Rietsema88187/
Reitzema88124/
Reidsema8837/
Raetsema881/
Resema862/
Ritzema80798/
Reisima8056/
Rissema8032/
Risemas8016/
Reshema809/
Ratsema804/
Reesema804/
Risemay802/
Ritsima801/
Retsemi801/
Retsima801/
Ritsemo801/
Resemay800/
Ratseema752/
Ratseama751/
Rhitzema751/
Retshama751/
Reeshema750/
Resima7120/
Rezima719/
Risima717/
Rizema716/
Recima715/
Rautshema711/
Recema711/
Rasema711/
Reeshemay711/
Rezema711/
Ratsima675,152/
Ratsoma671,540/
Resimau6754/
Raesima6729/
Razeema6714/
Resimah6714/
Resimay6713/
Ratsemo6710/
Rishima679/
Reshima679/
Richema676/
Raseama673/
Rashema673/
Recimas672/
Raseema672/
Rasemas672/
Rezeima672/
Hreisemmou672/
Reizemo672/
Rasetma671/
Raseima671/
Rezemay671/
Risimas671/
Ryshema671/
Ritzama671/
Reyzema671/
Risimha671/
Rissima671/
Reizama671/
Ressemo671/
Rasiema671/
Recismo671/
Ratsemi671/
Raziema671/
Retsime671/

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Footnotes

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