Hoekema Surname

475,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hoekema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoekema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4331:39,0006,588
United States2511:1,444,05999,074
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Hoekema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hoekema occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoekema? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 475,239th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,351,628 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Hoekema are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 433 people, or 1 in 39,000. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Friesland, where 37 percent reside, North Holland, where 18 percent reside and South Holland, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands Hoekema exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Hoekema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hoekema surname are 33.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80.49% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hoekema earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.51% more than the national average, earning $50,272 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $52,813 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hokema9261/
Hekema9222/
Hekkema86350/
Hockema86290/
Houkema8691/
Heikema8641/
Hekeama865/
Heckema863/
Huekema861/
Okema835,639/
Ekema832,131/
Heickema801/
Houikema801/
Hekima771,521/
Hokama771,287/
Okkema77473/
Eikema77227/
Ekaema77136/
Hukema77129/
Hokoma77124/
Ekemma7778/
Hakema7743/
Okemah7741/
Hekemo7737/
Hokima7728/
Okeama7724/
Eekema7721/
Okemma7719/
Ekeama7713/
Ekemah7710/
Okoema779/
Ekeuma777/
Hekama775/
Yekema774/
Ekoema774/
Okemau773/
Hekoma773/
Ekhema772/
Okaema772/
Okeyma771/
Okeima771/
Hökema771/
Oikema771/
Eakema771/
Hakeema71630/
Okeamah7111/
Ejikema718/
Hokeimo713/
Hackema713/
Hakemah713/
Oykemma712/
Ekemhay712/
Hockoma711/
Hakeyma711/
Hocaema711/
Oechema711/
Hijkema711/
Hokoima711/
Okeamai711/
Hakemea711/
Hokaima711/
Hokayma711/
Hakeima711/
Okeimah711/
Hekkama711/
Okkemma711/
Hakemau710/
Okama674,216/
Okoma673,968/
Ekima672,745/
Ekama672,348/
Ekoma671,673/
Akema67985/
Okemo67973/
Okima67442/
Ekemo67160/
Hakiemah6762/
Haukemaa6724/
Hakkeema6712/
Ukema676/
Hokheima675/
Ekyma672/
Hakheema672/
Hekaamma671/
Houceima671/

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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 Hoekema
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