Zijlstra Surname

51,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zijlstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zijlstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands9,3721:1,802112
Argentina901:474,92735,376
Belgium771:149,30720,954
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Australia691:391,24231,907
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Aruba321:3,234449
England301:1,857,26974,552
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
France111:6,038,429280,838
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Zijlstrà (1) are calculated separately.

Zijlstra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zijlstra occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Zijlstrà. For other potential spellings of Zijlstra click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zijlstra? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 51,210th most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 727,881 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Zijlstra live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 9,372 people, or 1 in 1,802. In The Netherlands Zijlstra is primarily found in: Friesland, where 32 percent live, North Holland, where 15 percent live and Groningen, where 12 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Zijlstra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zijlstra surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.59% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zijlstra earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.13% more than the national average, earning R 378,156 per year; in United States they earn 6.69% less than the national average, earning $40,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 60.98% more than the national average, earning $79,982 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zijlstrà961/
Zeijlstra94115/
Zijlistra941/
Zilstra9336/
Zeilstra881,476/
Zielstra88245/
Gijlstra8830/
Zijlstre8821/
Zilestra881/
Zyjlstra881/
Zlstra862/
Zylstra804,052/
Zelstra803/
Zulstra803/
Silstra800/
Zeylstra7531/
Sielstra7522/
Silistra757/
Zielstre753/
Silstria752/
Zylestra752/
Zuylstra751/
Silostra751/
Cilistra751/
Zellstra751/
Zeolstra751/
Zylastra751/
Silistria7146/
Sylstra6762/
Zelster6714/
Zalster672/
Celstra671/
Zylstro671/
Zolstar671/
Silster670/
Geilstrop590/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zijlstra
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