Sjoerd Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Sjoerd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sjoerd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Sjoerd (18,008) may also be a first name.

Sjoerd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sjoerd occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sjoerd.

How Common Is The Last Name Sjoerd? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Sjoerd live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 40,809th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 18,008 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 5,629,059. In The Netherlands Sjoerd is most common in: North Brabant, where 33 percent are found, North Holland, where 33 percent are found and South Holland, where 33 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands Sjoerd is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soerd918/
Sord8047/
Sourd731,662/
Shord73148/
Soord7388/
Soert731/
Sourds67223/
Shourd67196/
Schord6717/
Shordt679/
Sjuurd671/

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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 Sjoerd
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