Weerstra Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Weerstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weerstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Netherlands1321:127,93319,924
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Norway91:571,36544,190
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Weerstra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weerstra is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Weerstra click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weerstra? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 881,213th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 23,815,510 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Weerstra are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Weerstra is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 2,570,631. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 82 percent live, Texas, where 4 percent live and Florida, where 4 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 43 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Weerstra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weerstra surname are 40.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 87.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Weerstra earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.38% less than the national average, earning 268,632 kr per year; in United States they earn 37.47% more than the national average, earning $59,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.18% more than the national average, earning $56,726 CAD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Weerstra
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