Schoorstra Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Schoorstra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 118 | 1:143,112 | 21,745 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Schoorstra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schoorstra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schoorstra occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schoorstra? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,637,889th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. Schoorstra occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Schoorstra reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 143,112. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 37 percent are found, Friesland, where 36 percent are found and North Brabant, where 11 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sjoerstra | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sharstri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scarster | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sharshtri | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sycrester | 63 | 1 | / |
| Scorsatto Hory | 58 | 1 | / |
| Sacristeyre | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sakhare Sayatra | 56 | 1 | / |
| Skarsäter | 53 | 7 | / |
| Skärsäter | 53 | 6 | / |
| Skarsater | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sarstredt | 53 | 0 | / |
| Sakhare Sutar | 52 | 4 | / |
| Skjørsæter | 50 | 49 | / |
| Skjørseter | 50 | 18 | / |
| Sikrsettar | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Schoorstra
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