Woudsma Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Woudsma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woudsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3541:47,7048,150
Canada491:751,95159,756
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

Woudsma Last Name Facts

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

Woudsma is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woudsma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 675,256th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. The last name Woudsma is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Woudsma live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 354 people, or 1 in 47,704. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 22 percent reside, South Holland, where 16 percent reside and Overijssel, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Woudsma Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Woudsma earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 64.29% more than the national average, earning $70,889 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0% more than the national average, earning $49,684 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wosma833/
Wusma832/
Bousma7745/
Wosmah771/
Bousmah71391/
Boutsma7193/
Bousmai7110/
Wuosmaa713/
Boussma712/
Bousmha711/
Wusmath711/
Bosma6713,410/
Bousmaha678,374/
Wasma672,368/
Busma67416/
Uasma67240/
Wojma673/

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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 Woudsma
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