Zanstra Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zanstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zanstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Zanstra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zanstra is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zanstra? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,255,512th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Zanstra reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Zanstra is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 268,050. In The Netherlands Zanstra is primarily found in: Friesland, where 32 percent are found, North Holland, where 24 percent are found and South Holland, where 17 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanstra86195/
Canstra863/
Zanstre861/
Zeinstra801,018/
Shanstra801/
Schanstra7583/
Zeijnstra751/
Sanjtra716/
Sanstri711/
Samstra711/
Canstro711/
Sanstro711/
Seinstra67440/
Seynstra671/
Jounstra671/
Seijnstra6311/
Sõstra6259/
Schoonstra591/
Constro571/
Sonstro571/
Sonctrai533/
Sonstrod531/
Johnsträd503/

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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 Zanstra
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