Heemskerk Surname

70,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Heemskerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heemskerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6,0231:2,804215
Canada2531:145,63514,918
Australia1891:142,83415,308
Belgium1071:107,44516,114
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Germany851:947,12366,306
England321:1,741,18971,393
Suriname261:21,2544,689
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brunei11:418,7313,893

Heemskerk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heemskerk is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Heemskerk.

How Common Is The Last Name Heemskerk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 70,939th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,046,159 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Heemskerk reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Heemskerk is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 6,023 people, or 1 in 2,804. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 56 percent reside, North Holland, where 20 percent reside and North Brabant, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Heemskerk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Heemskerk are 1.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.17% being registered with the party.

The amount Heemskerk earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 8.44% more than the national average, earning 375,306 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.24% more than the national average, earning $46,705 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.54% more than the national average, earning $52,930 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heemskerck955/
Heemeskerk951/
Heenskerk899/
Heemskerková862/
Omskerk751/
Hemis Kırca601/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heemskerk
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