Boekema Surname

518,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Boekema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boekema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5741:29,4204,854
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Boekema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boekema is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boekema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boekema is the 518,137th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 11,585,924 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Boekema reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Boekema is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 574 people, or 1 in 29,420. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Groningen, where 25 percent are found, Friesland, where 23 percent are found and North Brabant, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Boekema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Boekema surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Boekema earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.9% less than the national average, earning $41,897 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.09% less than the national average, earning $48,644 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouekema931/
Bekema92498/
Bokema9222/
Beukema862,169/
Bekkema86961/
Boukema86189/
Beekema8637/
Bokkema8622/
Bekeama8612/
Buekema861/
Bekemay861/
Behkema861/
Boikema861/
Bekeuma861/
Boukeama8010/
Boukemha807/
Boukeima803/
Boukemma801/
Bokkemma801/
Boukhema801/
Boukemah801/
Bekoma772,329/
Bokama771,450/
Bakema771,146/
Bokoma77688/
Bukema77350/
Bekima77318/
Bokemo77147/
Bekama7782/
Bokima7728/
Bekemo7725/
Boukemach753/
Boukhemas751/
Boukhemma751/
Buikema711,970/
Bekamau71152/
Baukema71110/
Bokomau7129/
Boikemo7117/
Bokemou719/
Bekamai719/
Bakiema719/
Boukemo718/
Bokhama713/
Bokamma713/
Bakeima712/
Bokkoma711/
Bakemah711/
Bhokoma711/
Boukima711/
Buckema711/
Bokomah711/
Boucema711/
Bakkema711/
Bokemey710/
Bouchema673,269/
Boukhima67857/
Baekomah679/
Bokaimoa674/
Beekamma674/
Boikaima672/
Bokkamma672/
Boucehma671/
Bekahama671/
Bahekama671/
Bakiemah671/
Boukaima671/

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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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  • 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 Boekema
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