Tjeerdsma Surname

408,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Tjeerdsma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tjeerdsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5531:30,5375,068
United States2661:1,362,62894,589
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tjeerdsma Last Name Facts

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

Tjeerdsma is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tjeerdsma.

How Common Is The Last Name Tjeerdsma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 408,080th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,503,554 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Tjeerdsma live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 553 people, or 1 in 30,537. In The Netherlands Tjeerdsma is most numerous in: Friesland, where 42 percent reside, Drenthe, where 16 percent reside and Groningen, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Tjeerdsma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tjeerdsma surname are 41.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tjeerdsma earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.34% less than the national average, earning $39,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning $49,226 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeerdsma941/
Tjeerdsme891/
Tieerdsma891/
Seerdsma8212/
Tiersma75232/
Sierdsma71159/
Gertsma6363/

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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
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  • 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 Tjeerdsma
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