Schootstra Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schootstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schootstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1261:134,02520,684
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia71:3,856,529135,538

Schootstra Last Name Facts

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

Schootstra is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schootstra? popularity and diffusion

Schootstra is the 1,459,453rd most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. Schootstra occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Schootstra live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 134,025. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Friesland, where 55 percent reside, Utrecht, where 9 percent reside and North Holland, where 8 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Schootstra Last Name Statistics demography

Schootstra earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 2.23% more than the national average, earning $50,793 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoustra84156/
Schostrau841/
Sostra7517/
Soustra71203/
Shastra7129/
Sostras716/
Sahstra711/
Soustras6721/
Soustrat6719/
Sahastra6717/
Chastras6711/
Shastrai673/
Shastray671/
Chaustra671/

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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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  • 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 Schootstra
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