Eelkema Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Eelkema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eelkema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1841:91,77815,089
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Panama51:782,45211,059
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malta11:430,2723,380
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Eelkema Last Name Facts

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

Eelkema occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eelkema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Eelkema is the 804,502nd most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Eelkema live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 91,778. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Friesland, where 54 percent live, South Holland, where 18 percent live and Utrecht, where 8 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Eelkema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eelkema last name are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.89% registered with the party.

The amount Eelkema earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.42% more than the national average, earning $51,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21% more than the national average, earning $60,115 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elkema9216/
Helkema867/
Hielkema80978/
Heilkema805/
Elkheima801/
Alkema773,178/
Elkama7753/
Elkima773/
Elkemi772/
Hylkema711,669/
Elkamah71462/
Holkema71207/
Uilkema7172/
Halkema7162/
Helkama7122/
Elkomaa7112/
Elkamma711/
Oulkema711/
Helkemo711/
Eilkima711/
Elkayma711/
Hilkema711/
Ilkkema711/
Hijlkema67889/
Elkammah67275/
Elkhayma67136/
Helkomaa6731/
Helkamaa6710/
Elkhamai674/
Elhkiemi671/
Elkheemy671/
Hilkemaa671/

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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 Eelkema
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