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

The last name Bekkum occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekkum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bekkum is the 980,795th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. Bekkum occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Bekkum reside; 41 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Bekkum is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 154,928. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 32 percent reside, Utrecht, where 28 percent reside and Gelderland, where 23 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent reside and Norway, where 14 percent reside.

Bekkum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bekkum last name are 12.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.52% being registered to vote for the political 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

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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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