Wietsma Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wietsma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wietsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2471:68,36911,652
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Wietsma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wietsma is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wietsma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wietsma is the 796,486th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. Wietsma is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Wietsma live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 68,369. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Overijssel, where 18 percent are found, Friesland, where 17 percent are found and South Holland, where 15 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Wietsma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wietsma surname are 7.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.87% registered with the political party.

Wietsma earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.17% more than the national average, earning $58,326 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Witsma921/
Wijtsma86254/
Wietzma861/
Wetsmaas801/
Wytsma7733/
Beetsma71268/
Beitsma7170/
Wiedźma711/
Vitsmaa711/
Wietschmer711/
Bettsma711/
Witsmer710/
Witsmeer6767/
Wizma671/
Westsmith6346/
Whitsmith631/
Whitsmeer631/
Waitsmith631/
Viezma6216/
Bitzma621/
Westschmit592/
Viethsmith591/
Whittsmith591/
Waitssmith591/
Wetchme571/
Wichmga570/
Bedsmah570/
Vizma5019/
Wezme502/
Wisdsmith501/

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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 Wietsma
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