Schaafsma is used as a family name or surname in Netherlands. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Schaafsma
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Netherlands
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Schaafsma

How popular is Schaafsma?

Schaafsma is common in Netherlands.

Schaafsma is ranked 122722 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Schaafsmas grew by 18.20331 per cent to 500 since 2000 and ranked 43206 after elevating 4004 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.4 97.64
Hispanic or Latino 3.2 0
Others 1.8 0
Black 1.2 1.18
Schaafsma is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Netherlands which may be its originating country too. Around 3253 people have been found who wears Schaafsma as their family name. Schaafsma is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
32,086 Mexico3
10,686 Costa Rica3
15,749 Finland3
50,640 Switzerland2
65,594 Belgium2
35,969 Denmark2
38,841 Scotland1
24,771 Colombia1
897,276 Russia1
277,603 France1
153,416 Italy1
47,891 Norway1
77,122 Sweden1
24,176 Qatar1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
91,381 Spain12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
53,069 England70
35,454 Australia61
Countries with hundreds of Schaafsma:
42,648 United States645
13,278 Canada286
22,865 South Africa256
Countries with thousands of Schaafsma:
1,058 Netherlands1,900
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Comments

J
Jennifer Schaafsma 26th May 2017 , 2:24 PM
My ancestor was a carpenter/architect when Napoleon required last names in order to do a census. Previously your last name was your parents first name. Schaaf is a plane. -ma/-sma is a common ending for names from Friesland.

Schaafsma Namesakes

  • Frank Schaafsma, Actor
  • Alexander Schaafsma, Ice hockey player

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