Tjerkstra Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Tjerkstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tjerkstra Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2161:78,18113,193
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England21:27,859,030389,889

Tjerkstra Last Name Facts

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

Tjerkstra is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tjerkstra? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,022,958th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Tjerkstra are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 78,181. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Friesland, where 49 percent are found, North Holland, where 11 percent are found and Overijssel, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands Tjerkstra is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sierkstra78120/
Dj-Orquestra571/

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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 Tjerkstra
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