Ypma Surname

232,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ypma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ypma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2561:13,4451,972
United States2381:1,522,937103,340
Canada1571:234,68522,439
Suriname261:21,2544,689
England171:3,277,533109,658
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
China41:341,830,39216,990
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Ypma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ypma occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ypma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 232,523rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,197,895 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Ypma live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,256 people, or 1 in 13,445. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Friesland, where 31 percent live, North Holland, where 21 percent live and South Holland, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Ypma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ypma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ypma last name grew 2,975 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ypma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ypma last name are 44.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 91.11% being registered with the party.

The amount Ypma earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.08% more than the national average, earning 405,184 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 35.83% less than the national average, earning R 152,496 per year; in United States they earn 2.67% less than the national average, earning $41,999 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.93% less than the national average, earning $45,248 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ypema8951/
Oypma891/
Ipma7563/
Ijpma67298/
Yipmo6719/
Gipma6719/
Yopmo6715/
Iepma6712/
Hipma6710/
Espma673/
Gepma672/
Jipma672/
Uypmj672/
Ypmmi671/
Hepma670/
Gipmai6087/
Ijpema6041/
Aipema6012/
Jipmai602/
Yopmey602/
Iphmat601/
Epmo5034/
Ipmo505/
Epmj501/
Epmi501/
Ipme501/

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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 Ypma
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