Walsma Surname

924,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Walsma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2331:72,47712,311
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England41:13,929,515290,718
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Walsma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walsma occurs most in The Netherlands. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Walsma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walsma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 924,083rd most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 25,480,930 people. Walsma is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Walsma live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Walsma is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 72,477. In The Netherlands Walsma is primarily concentrated in: Friesland, where 52 percent live, Drenthe, where 12 percent live and North Holland, where 10 percent live. Other than The Netherlands it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Walsma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Walsma are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

The amount Walsma earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.91% more than the national average, earning $49,581 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.52% more than the national average, earning $54,413 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallsma921/
Balsma8351/
Walsme831/
Walsmit7783/
Walsmith71156/
Ballesma711/
Walsmeer711/
Walsmitt710/
Walsmidt710/
Wahlsmith6745/
Walzsmith675/
Balsmo673/
Walshsmit671/
Whalsmith670/
Wallsmyth670/
Walschmidt6319/
Wall'smith631/
Walschmitt630/
Balesme6251/
Beilsma6219/
Wolesmi621/
Wallschmidt594/
Valesmes5729/
Beijlsma571/
Valshmidt5311/
Woolsmith532/
Bolsmo501/
Balxmi501/

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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 Walsma
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