Veenstra Surname
Approximately 18,013 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 13,604 | 1:1,241 | 62 |
| United States | 2,257 | 1:160,593 | 16,355 |
| Canada | 1,044 | 1:35,293 | 4,508 |
| Australia | 342 | 1:78,935 | 9,205 |
| South Africa | 227 | 1:238,668 | 24,509 |
| Germany | 165 | 1:487,912 | 42,047 |
| France | 93 | 1:714,223 | 89,679 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| Belgium | 54 | 1:212,901 | 27,429 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 56 | 1:896,762 | 54,350 |
Veenstra Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Frisian: habitational name for someone from a place called Veen, or topographic name from veen, meaning 'pit', 'moor'.
- paigevVeenstra Demographics
Average Veenstra Salary in
United States
$47,898 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venstra | 93 | 122 | / |
| Feenstra | 88 | 8,914 | / |
| Vennstra | 88 | 7 | / |
| Beenstra | 88 | 3 | / |
| Veemstra | 88 | 2 | / |
| Veenstre | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fenstra | 80 | 137 | / |
| Vinstra | 80 | 14 | / |
| Benstra | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weemstra | 75 | 45 | / |
| Boenstra | 75 | 10 | / |
| Fennstra | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wienstra | 75 | 2 | / |
| Feemstra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fuenstra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wynstra | 67 | 199 | / |
| Finstra | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wenstrauss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wenstro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fenztra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benstry | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weinstraht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wijnstra | 63 | 606 | / |
| Fuinstra | 63 | 14 | / |
| Fijnstra | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wenstrop | 63 | 1 | / |
| Winstrad | 63 | 0 | / |
| Wienstroh | 59 | 2 | / |
| Winstread | 59 | 1 | / |
| Winstraus | 59 | 0 | / |
| Wymstra | 53 | 1 | / |
| Finstro | 53 | 1 | / |
| Winstroh | 50 | 0 | / |
| Winstrop | 50 | 0 | / |
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