Bekkum Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Norway

Bekkum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekkum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1091:154,92823,054
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Norway371:138,98117,684
India71:109,580,769786,157
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Bekkum Last Name Facts

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

Bekkum is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekkum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 980,795th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Bekkum are found; 41 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 154,928. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 32 percent reside, Utrecht, where 28 percent reside and Gelderland, where 23 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent reside and Norway, where 14 percent reside.

Bekkum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bekkum surname are 12.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.52% registered with the party.

The amount Bekkum earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 13.46% less than the national average, earning 299,501 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning $43,360 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beckkum920/
Bekum9139/
Bakkum831,374/
Beckum831,249/
Beekum8356/
Bekoum8324/
Beikum8321/
Bokkum839/
Betkum837/
Beakum834/
Bhekum834/
Bikkum833/
Bekume833/
Behkum832/
Bekkom832/
Bekgum831/
Begkum831/
Bekhum831/
Bekoume77126/
Bheekum7742/
Beckhum7713/
Beekhum773/
Bakkkum771/
Bekhoum771/
Bakkoum771/
Biekhum771/
Bakum732,072/
Bekom73254/
Bokum73207/
Bikum7343/
Becum736/
Vekum732/
Bechkoum7113/
Bheekhum713/
Beidkhum712/
Beckom67905/
Veykum67155/
Beecum6763/
Bikoum6753/
Bickum6749/
Bakhum6742/
Bikume6734/
Vekoum6727/
Bockum6723/
Bhokum6720/
Beikom6714/
Bhikum6714/
Biskum6713/
Bokhum6712/
Veikum677/
Bhakum676/
Backum675/
Baikum674/
Beekom673/
Bahkum672/
Beacum671/
Bohkum671/
Bechkoume671/
Bikeum671/
Bagkum671/
Bitkum671/
Veekum671/

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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 Bekkum
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