Beekum Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Beekum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beekum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Suriname41:138,1547,029
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Beekum Last Name Facts

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

Beekum occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Beekum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,580,327th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Beekum reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 469,088. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 44 percent live, Limburg, where 25 percent live and Gelderland, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands Beekum occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent live and Suriname, where 7 percent live.

Beekum Last Name Statistics demography

Beekum earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 268.07% more than the national average, earning R 874,680 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bheekum9242/
Beekhum923/
Bekum9139/
Bheekhum863/
Beckum831,249/
Bekkum83263/
Beecum8363/
Bekoum8324/
Beikum8321/
Betkum837/
Beakum834/
Bhekum834/
Beekom833/
Bekume833/
Behkum832/
Begkum831/
Bekgum831/
Bekhum831/
Veekum831/
Bekoume77126/
Beckhum7713/
Biekhum771/
Veekhum771/
Bekhoum771/
Beckkum770/
Bakum732,072/
Bekom73254/
Bokum73207/
Bikum7343/
Becum736/
Vekum732/
Bechkoum7113/
Beidkhum712/
Bakkum671,374/
Beckom67905/
Veykum67155/
Bikoum6753/
Bickum6749/
Bakhum6742/
Bikume6734/
Vekoum6727/
Bockum6723/
Bhokum6720/
Beikom6714/
Bhikum6714/
Biskum6713/
Bokhum6712/
Baukum6710/
Bokkum679/
Veikum677/
Bhakum676/
Backum675/
Baikum674/
Bikkum673/
Bekkom672/
Bahkum672/
Bohkum671/
Boukum671/
Bechkoume671/
Bitkum671/
Beacum671/
Beukom671/
Bikeum671/
Bagkum671/

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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 Beekum
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