Wilstra Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Wilstra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 68 | 1:248,341 | 31,935 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
Wilstra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wilstra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wilstra occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wilstra? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,061,309th most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname Wilstra is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Wilstra reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
It is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 248,341. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 49 percent reside, Friesland, where 38 percent reside and Groningen, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent reside and Sweden, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wielstra | 93 | 215 | / |
| Wilstrap | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bilstra | 86 | 128 | / |
| Bijlstra | 80 | 344 | / |
| Wilstrop | 80 | 48 | / |
| Billstra | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wilstrip | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wilstred | 80 | 0 | / |
| Willstrop | 75 | 116 | / |
| Willstree | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wilstrout | 75 | 0 | / |
| Velstra | 71 | 191 | / |
| Belstra | 71 | 171 | / |
| Bylstra | 71 | 27 | / |
| Vylstra | 71 | 1 | / |
| Blestra | 71 | 1 | / |
| Velstrap | 67 | 0 | / |
| Welstrop | 67 | 0 | / |
| Belstray | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vlstry | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vylctra | 57 | 2 | / |
| Bellestri | 50 | 201 | / |
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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 Wilstra
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