Wierstra Surname

589,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wierstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wierstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4041:41,8007,088
Canada761:484,81041,569
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Wierstra Last Name Facts

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

Wierstra is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wierstra? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 589,215th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 13,750,087 people. The last name Wierstra is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Wierstra reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wierstra is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 404 people, or 1 in 41,800. In The Netherlands Wierstra is most numerous in: Friesland, where 45 percent live, North Holland, where 15 percent live and South Holland, where 12 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Wierstra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wierstra surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Wierstra earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.14% more than the national average, earning $50,744 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
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  • 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 Wierstra
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