Toonstra Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Toonstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Toonstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3101:54,4759,365
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Toonstra Last Name Facts

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

Toonstra occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Toonstra.

How Common Is The Last Name Toonstra? popularity and diffusion

The surname Toonstra is the 745,450th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 18,879,653 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Toonstra reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Toonstra is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 310 people, or 1 in 54,475. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Friesland, where 32 percent are found, North Holland, where 14 percent are found and South Holland, where 11 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Toonstra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Toonstra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Toonstra last name rose 940 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Toonstra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Toonstra surname are 46.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 93.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Toonstra earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.6% more than the national average, earning $50,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.03% less than the national average, earning $49,169 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tonistra881/
Toomstra880/
Toonestor821/
Tinstra801/
Tonster801/
Tunstra801/
Tuinstra752,551/
Tienstra75471/
Tanistra75149/
Twynstra7584/
Teenstra7542/
Tunastra752/
Tuynstra751/
Tunistra751/
Tonester750/
Twinstra750/
Tennstra750/
Dounstra750/
Twijnstra71346/
Tanstoura711/
Tunster6740/
Donster6718/
Towanasutr6716/
Donstar672/
Danstra672/
Tenstar671/
Tanster671/
Tuimstra632/

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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 Toonstra
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