Tiersma Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Tiersma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tiersma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1161:145,57922,016
United States771:4,707,259244,676
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Tiersma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tiersma occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tiersma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,070,546th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Tiersma are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 145,579. In The Netherlands Tiersma is primarily found in: Friesland, where 28 percent reside, Drenthe, where 18 percent reside and North Brabant, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Tiersma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tiersma last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Tiersma earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.46% less than the national average, earning R 186,636 per year and in United States they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $42,737 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teirsma862/
Tresma7714/
Tjeerdsma75857/
Tersmer715/
Thiersmith710/
Terssmer671/
Thierschmidt6332/
Tjeerdsme631/
Tyrsmo625/
Tresmi623/
Tresmo621/
Tirzmi621/
Tresmy621/
Thyrsmo572/
Tiršmíd572/
Terdjmi571/
Tyerschmitt568/

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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 Tiersma
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