Denkema Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Denkema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Denkema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
United States111:32,950,812797,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Denkema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Denkema occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Denkema? popularity and diffusion

The surname Denkema is the 2,776,799th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. Denkema is primarily found in Africa, where 47 percent of Denkema are found; 47 percent are found in Southern Africa and 47 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Denkema is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,355,552. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 57 percent reside, Western Cape, where 35 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 4 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Denkema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Denkema has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Denkema Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Denkema earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 104.51% more than the national average, earning R 486,000 per year and in United States they earn 18.97% less than the national average, earning $34,964 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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  • 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 Denkema
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