Bokemeyer Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bokemeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bokemeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany801:1,006,31869,119
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Bökemeyer (16) are calculated separately.

Bokemeyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bokemeyer is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Bökemeyer. For other possible spellings of Bokemeyer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bokemeyer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bokemeyer is the 1,471,719th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. Bokemeyer is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Bokemeyer are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Bokemeyer is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 1,006,318. In Germany Bokemeyer is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 34 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 13 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.

Bokemeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bokemeyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bokemeyer last name expanded 620 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bokemeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bokemeyer surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Bokemeyer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.27% more than the national average, earning $47,582 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Bokemeyer
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