Wiersma Surname

45,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wiersma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiersma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7,1701:2,355160
United States2,8201:128,53213,589
Canada5441:67,7317,803
Australia1661:162,62516,859
Argentina1021:419,05331,889
New Zealand801:56,6048,933
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Thailand671:1,054,304158,943
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Belgium401:287,41633,962
Aruba371:2,797396
England201:2,785,90397,972
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Wales71:442,07621,198
France61:11,070,454349,096
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brunei11:418,7313,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Wiersma Last Name Facts

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

Wiersma has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wiersma.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiersma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 45,976th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 646,346 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Wiersma are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 7,170 people, or 1 in 2,355. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Friesland, where 32 percent reside, North Holland, where 14 percent reside and South Holland, where 13 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands Wiersma is found in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Wiersma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wiersma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiersma last name rose 23,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiersma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiersma surname are 29.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wiersma earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 51.31% more than the national average, earning R 359,568 per year; in United States they earn 21.11% more than the national average, earning $52,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.84% more than the national average, earning $51,094 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wierdsma93392/
Wiersmas933/
Wiersmoa932/
Wiersmaa931/
Wierscma931/
Wirsma922/
Weersma86162/
Viersma86146/
Biersma8699/
Weirsma8622/
Wierzma862/
Wiersmo861/
Weirdsma801/
Bersma7786/
Wirzma7716/
Versma771/
Birsma771/
Beersma71207/
Veersma71126/
Wersmith670/
Bersmo629/
Virsmo621/
Werschmidt5920/
Wirschmidt598/
Veereshmma591/
Wehrschmid590/
Wershsmitt590/
Versmee5736/
Versmée574/
Verssme570/
Wuerschmidt5613/
Wehrschmidt569/
Vressmay530/
Veeresmmy501/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wiersma
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