Veenstra Surname

29,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Veenstra Surname User-submission:

Frisian: habitational name for someone from a place called Veen, or topographic name from veen, meaning 'pit', 'moor'.

Veenstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands13,6041:1,24162
United States2,2571:160,59316,355
Canada1,0441:35,2934,508
Australia3421:78,9359,205
South Africa2271:238,66824,509
Germany1651:487,91242,047
France931:714,22389,679
England551:1,013,05650,089
Belgium541:212,90127,429
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Norway181:285,68329,080
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Denmark131:434,20928,556
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Curaçao41:39,312638
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Veenstra Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Frisian: habitational name for someone from a place called Veen, or topographic name from veen, meaning 'pit', 'moor'.

- paigev

Veenstra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Veenstra occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Veenstra.

How Common Is The Last Name Veenstra? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 29,712th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 404,571 people. The surname Veenstra occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Veenstra live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Veenstra is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 13,604 people, or 1 in 1,241. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Friesland, where 34 percent live, Groningen, where 14 percent live and North Holland, where 11 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Veenstra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Veenstra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Veenstra surname expanded 4,030 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Veenstra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Veenstra last name are 20.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.98% being registered with the party.

The amount Veenstra earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 88.3% more than the national average, earning 651,657 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.63% more than the national average, earning R 327,072 per year; in United States they earn 11.01% more than the national average, earning $47,898 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.35% more than the national average, earning $52,340 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Venstra93122/
Feenstra888,914/
Vennstra887/
Beenstra883/
Veemstra882/
Veenstre881/
Fenstra80137/
Vinstra8014/
Benstra801/
Weemstra7545/
Boenstra7510/
Fennstra752/
Wienstra752/
Feemstra751/
Fuenstra751/
Wynstra67199/
Finstra6711/
Wenstrauss671/
Wenstro671/
Fenztra671/
Benstry670/
Weinstraht670/
Wijnstra63606/
Fuinstra6314/
Fijnstra631/
Wenstrop631/
Winstrad630/
Wienstroh592/
Winstread591/
Winstraus590/
Wymstra531/
Finstro531/
Winstroh500/
Winstrop500/

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