Wielstra Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wielstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wielstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1781:94,87215,531
Australia281:964,13257,058
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

Wielstra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wielstra occurs most in The Netherlands. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wielstra? popularity and diffusion

Wielstra is the 1,125,333rd most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Wielstra reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 94,872. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Friesland, where 56 percent are found, North Holland, where 15 percent are found and Gelderland, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilstra9383/
Wilstrap881/
Velstra80191/
Belstra80171/
Bilstra80128/
Bijlstra75344/
Wilstrop7548/
Bejlstra751/
Veilstra751/
Wilstrip750/
Velstrap750/
Welstrop750/
Billstra750/
Belstray750/
Wilstred750/
Willstrop71116/
Bailestra711/
Wilstrout710/
Willstree710/
Bylstra6727/
Blestra671/
Vylstra671/
Bellestri59201/
Vlstry571/
Boulestreau53379/
Vylctra532/

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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 Wielstra
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