Veersma Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Veersma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Veersma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Veersma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Veersma is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Veersma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Veersma is the 1,604,449th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Veersma live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Veersma is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 272,374. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Gelderland, where 26 percent reside, Friesland, where 16 percent reside and Flevoland, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Veersma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Veersma last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

Veersma earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.61% more than the national average, earning $44,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Versma921/
Beersma86207/
Weersma86162/
Viersma86146/
Feersma8617/
Voersma868/
Veereshmma821/
Bersma7786/
Veeresmmy751/
Wiersma7111,275/
Biersma7199/
Versmee7136/
Weirsma7122/
Versmée714/
Berjsma711/
Verssme710/
Wiersmoa672/
Wiersmaa671/
Weirdsma671/
Vressmay670/
Bersmo629/
Warsma624/
Forsma622/
Wirsma622/
Virsmo621/
Birsma621/
Varsmey573/
Warshma572/
Wierzma572/
Wiersmo571/
Baursma571/
Berchmas5324/
Varshmey532/
Wersmith530/

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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 Veersma
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