Reitsma Surname

81,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Reitsma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reitsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,9841:4,239412
United States9411:385,18533,941
Canada6041:61,0037,161
Australia1161:232,72221,885
South Africa981:552,83443,423
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Austria211:405,49741,758
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Norway71:734,61250,907
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France31:22,140,907385,998
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Reitsma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Reitsma is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Reitsma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 81,713th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,226,653 people. The surname Reitsma is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Reitsma reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 3,984 people, or 1 in 4,239. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Friesland, where 40 percent live, North Holland, where 12 percent live and South Holland, where 12 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Reitsma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Reitsma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Reitsma surname increased 23,525 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Reitsma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Reitsma surname are 25.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.6% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Reitsma earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.78% more than the national average, earning 449,139 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.06% more than the national average, earning R 380,364 per year; in United States they earn 0.83% more than the national average, earning $43,507 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $53,037 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reiatsma930/
Ritsma92564/
Reisma9238/
Reidsma86278/
Reismaa8668/
Rietsma8663/
Reetsma863/
Rijtsma862/
Ruitsma861/
Ritsmaa861/
Raitsma861/
Reutsma860/
Resma8319,504/
Risma834,949/
Reshma7718,404/
Rishma77561/
Ratsma77170/
Raisma77105/
Rismay7793/
Ritzma7769/
Rismah7736/
Rismat7731/
Roesma7723/
Rismas7716/
Ruisma7715/
Reysma7710/
Resmat779/
Resmai777/
Riesma776/
Resmaa774/
Raesma774/
Rehsma774/
Reasma774/
Rhisma773/
Reesma772/
Rismaa772/
Reismo772/
Rissma771/
Ritsmi771/
Rytsma771/
Rismau771/
Rismad771/
Retzma771/
Resmas771/
Reitsmith750/
Roismah7146/
Reeshma7127/
Raishma7119/
Raismaa7118/
Resmaha7114/
Rreshma7110/
Raesmaa717/
Reshmai716/
Reashma715/
Rheshma714/
Reshmaa714/
Reyshma713/
Reichma712/
Raeshma712/
Reshmat711/
Reshmad711/
Reshmau711/
Reshmma711/
Rijdsma711/
Reshmaz711/
Ritsmer711/
Reshmaj711/
Rasma674,485/
Rezma671,621/
Rizma67202/
Rismo67169/
Reitschmidt6763/
Resmo6732/
Raiesmaa6728/
Rejma674/
Rijma674/
Reitšmíd674/
Rohiasma671/
Reitzmer671/
Recma671/
Rooijsma671/

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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 Reitsma
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