Tienstra Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Tienstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tienstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3941:42,8617,259
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Tienstra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tienstra is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tienstra? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 643,972nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 15,472,497 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Tienstra live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 394 people, or 1 in 42,861. In The Netherlands Tienstra is primarily found in: Friesland, where 29 percent reside, Groningen, where 18 percent reside and North Holland, where 16 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands Tienstra is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Tienstra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tienstra surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

Tienstra earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.07% less than the national average, earning $40,963 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tinstra931/
Tuinstra882,551/
Tiemstra88231/
Teenstra8842/
Twinstra880/
Tennstra880/
Twijnstra82346/
Tienastar821/
Tenstar801/
Tunstra801/
Toonstra75386/
Tanistra75149/
Duinstra75104/
Twynstra7584/
Deenstra7531/
Tuimstra752/
Tunastra752/
Tunistra751/
Tinastro751/
Denustra751/
Tonistra751/
Tenister751/
Tuinstar751/
Tuynstra751/
Tenester750/
Tenoster750/
Tanstoura711/
ten Ester711/
Tymstra6783/
Tunster6740/
Denster6720/
Danstra672/
Dinster672/
Tanster671/
Tonster671/
Dennistrau670/

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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 Tienstra
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