Foppema Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Foppema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foppema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Foppema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foppema is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foppema? popularity and diffusion

Foppema is the 2,876,555th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Foppema live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 527,724. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Friesland, where 53 percent live, North Holland, where 16 percent live and South Holland, where 16 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Foppema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Foppema last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Foppema earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fophimai67104/
Fapemi621/
Phopphimai5994/
Fapimai576/
Fapamma571/
Fospimi571/
Foupime571/
Phaphama53147/
Phophoma5320/
Faphimai5314/
Phapimai531/
Phapimay531/
Phaphimai5095/
Phophimai504/
Faephimai503/
Pheepimai501/

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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 Foppema
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