Weemstra Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Weemstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weemstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Weemstra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weemstra is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weemstra? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Weemstra live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 456,410. In The Netherlands Weemstra is most numerous in: Overijssel, where 59 percent reside, North Holland, where 19 percent reside and Groningen, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veemstra882/
Wymstra801/
Veenstra7518,013/
Wijmstra7512/
Beenstra753/
Wienstra752/
Wynstra67199/
Venstra67122/
Wenstrauss671/
Wenstro671/
Benstra671/
Wijnstra63606/
Vennstra637/
Wenstrop631/
Winstrad630/
Beimstroh5919/
Wienstroh592/
Winstread591/
Winstraus590/
Vinstra5314/
Winstroh500/
Winstrop500/

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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 Weemstra
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