Zeylstra Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zeylstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zeylstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

Zeylstra Last Name Facts

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

Zeylstra is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeylstra? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Zeylstra occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Zeylstra live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Zeylstra is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 703,632. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 71 percent are found, Gelderland, where 21 percent are found and Flevoland, where 4 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands Zeylstra is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 10 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeilstra881,476/
Zylestra882/
Zuylstra881/
Zeijlstra82115/
Celestra752,090/
Selestra7513/
Zitlstra751/
Zilestra751/
Ceilstrap711/
Celestre631,334/
Celestri63401/
Gilestra6325/
Selestre639/
Celestro634/
Selestri631/
Célestra631/
Celesthre591/
Gilestrap591/
Salstrault562/
Calstri531/
Gilestro5054/
Salestre5054/
Calestro5053/
Gilestri5043/
Silestre5016/
Calestre5010/
Salestri506/
Silestri502/
Salstros501/
Sahlstro501/
Calestri501/
Calstrey500/

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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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  • 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 Zeylstra
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