Broekema Surname

281,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Broekema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Broekema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,1001:15,3522,316
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Canada551:669,92054,285
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Broekema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Broekema occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Broekema? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 281,264th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,311,622 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Broekema reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,100 people, or 1 in 15,352. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Groningen, where 27 percent are found, North Holland, where 18 percent are found and South Holland, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Broekema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Broekema has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Broekema last name rose 8,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Broekema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Broekema surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Broekema earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 23.3% more than the national average, earning $53,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.78% more than the national average, earning $53,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brokema934/
Brookema882/
Brockema882/
Broekemei821/
Brakema8076/
Brekama8016/
Broukima751/
Brokomay751/
Brakama672/
Brecomo535/

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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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  • 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 Broekema
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