Pruiksma

Pruiksma Meaning & Origin

About Pruiksma
The surname Pruiksma is of Frisian origin and is derived from the personal name "Pruik", which means "wig" in Dutch. The suffix "-sma" is a common Frisian patronymic ending, indicating "son of". Therefore, Pruiksma can be interpreted as "son of Pruik".

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Pruiksma is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Pruiksma: 218
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 85,659
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Pruiksma based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRKSM
🗽 NYSIIS
PANA
🔊 Soundex
P60250
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P R IY0 K IH1 Z M AH0
🌐 IPA
/pruiksma*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRKSM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P625

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Pruiksma in Braille

Here's how to represent Pruiksma in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Pruiksma in braille

How to sign the name Pruiksma using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Pruiksma using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Pruiksma in sign language

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