Bekema Surname

617,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bekema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4241:39,8286,746
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bekema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bekema is found most in The Netherlands. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bekema.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekema? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 617,991st most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,633,626 people. The last name Bekema occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Bekema reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 424 people, or 1 in 39,828. In The Netherlands Bekema is mostly found in: Friesland, where 38 percent reside, North Holland, where 17 percent reside and South Holland, where 8 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Bekema Last Name Statistics demography

Bekema earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.38% less than the national average, earning R 30,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beukema922,169/
Bekkema92961/
Boekema92629/
Beekema9237/
Bekeama9212/
Bekeuma921/
Behkema921/
Bekemay921/
Bekoma832,329/
Bakema831,146/
Bekima83318/
Bekama8382/
Bekemo8325/
Bekemi8323/
Bokema8322/
Bekeme8312/
Becema833/
Bykema832/
Bikema831/
Bekhemmas802/
Buikema771,970/
Bekamau77152/
Bokkema7722/
Bekemeh7712/
Bekamai779/
Bakiema779/
Bekemou778/
Bikiema773/
Bakeima772/
Bekemie772/
Bekemer772/
Beskeme772/
Beykemi772/
Bakemah771/
Beakoma771/
Bakkema771/
Beukeme771/
Boikema771/
Bekemyh771/
Beikeme771/
Baekomah719/
Beekamma714/
Bokkemma711/
Beskemer711/
Bekahama711/
Bakiemah711/
Bethkemo711/
Bekkemot711/
Bakoma672,631/
Bokama671,450/
Bakemo671,053/
Bakama67961/
Bokoma67688/
Bikima67680/
Bikoma67354/
Bakima67324/
Bikama67188/
Bokemo67147/
Bekomo67119/
Bokima6728/
Bikeme6716/
Vekeme676/
Bekimi675/
Bekamo674/
Becima673/
Bekime672/
Becoma671/
Bheykamma671/
Bheekamma671/
Beekkamma671/
Becemi671/
Bikemo671/
Bikemi671/
Békima671/

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