Hoeksema Surname

142,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hoeksema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoeksema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,4081:11,9941,696
United States1,2771:283,83626,413
Canada1961:187,98818,553
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Australia661:409,02632,879
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
France111:6,038,429280,838
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England61:9,286,343223,652
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Hoeksema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hoeksema is found most in The Netherlands. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoeksema? popularity and diffusion

Hoeksema is the 142,943rd most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,342,509 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Hoeksema are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Hoeksema is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,408 people, or 1 in 11,994. In The Netherlands Hoeksema is primarily concentrated in: Groningen, where 30 percent reside, North Holland, where 15 percent reside and South Holland, where 13 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 41 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Hoeksema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hoeksema has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hoeksema surname expanded 7,512 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hoeksema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hoeksema surname are 29.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.57% being registered with the party.

The amount Hoeksema earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 20.99% more than the national average, earning R 287,508 per year; in United States they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning $47,887 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.18% less than the national average, earning $45,617 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoesksema941/
Hoekzema88799/
Hocksema881/
Hooksema880/
Oksema8613/
Eksema861/
Hoocksema820/
Haaksema75281/
Hockzema750/
Hacksema750/
Aksema7138/
Ocsema7137/
Oksama7135/
Eksyma7117/
Oqsema711/
Eksamai677/
Occsema673/

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Footnotes

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