Sytsma Surname

210,563rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Sytsma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sytsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3851:261,70324,693
Netherlands3421:49,3788,451
Canada1851:199,16519,489
Australia271:999,84158,390
France131:5,109,440259,941
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sytsma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sytsma is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sytsma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 210,563rd most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,718,136 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Sytsma are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,385 people, or 1 in 261,703. In The United States it is primarily found in: Michigan, where 32 percent live, Iowa, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States Sytsma occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Sytsma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sytsma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sytsma surname grew 27,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sytsma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sytsma surname are 25.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.93% being registered with the party.

The amount Sytsma earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.18% more than the national average, earning $47,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.23% more than the national average, earning $56,257 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Systsma922/
Sysma9114/
Setsma8342/
Sitsma839/
Sietsma771,026/
Sydesma772/
Sesma737,364/
Sisma73288/
Siestsma713/
Sesmas67760/
Sesmat67164/
Sijsma6757/
Syzmas6722/
Zetsma6716/
Seshma6710/
Suisma678/
Seisma674/
Sismai673/
Shyshmaha673/
Sishma673/
Sitzma672/
Shisma672/
Shesma672/
Scisma671/
Zsesma671/
Sismat671/
Sesmma671/
Siesma671/
Sismay670/

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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 Sytsma
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