Hookem Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hookem Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hockham,' a parish in Norfolk.

Robertus de Hokcham, Norfolk, temp. Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Hookem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:592,74535,632
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hookem Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hockham,' a parish in Norfolk.

Robertus de Hokcham, Norfolk, temp. Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Hookem Last Name Facts

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

Hookem is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hookem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hookem is the 1,806,862nd most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Hookem reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 592,745. In England Hookem is mostly found in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 90 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 4 percent are found and Kent, where 1 percent are found. Excluding England this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Hookem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hookem has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hookem last name expanded 1,044 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Hokem910/
Hookheim860/
Hoskem8358/
Hookim8317/
Hooken835/
Hokeem831/
Ookeme831/
Hockem830/
Okem803,310/
Chooken7714/
Chokhem774/
Choukem773/
Chokkem771/
Hosckem771/
Hookeng771/
Hakem7319,007/
Okeme734,872/
Hoken73354/
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Ooken7311/
Okiem733/
Okhem733/
Ahkem732/
Gokem732/
Okcem732/
Okeam731/
Hookn731/
Otkem731/
Ockem731/
Choochem712/
Chookaen711/
Chookoen711/
Hockheim710/
Hochkeim710/
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Hakiem671,991/
Choken671,447/
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Houken6733/
Hokien6728/
Houcem6728/
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Hoikim6721/
Khakem6718/
Huckem6717/
Hackem6716/
Okheme6713/
Hookin677/
Hakemm677/
Chakem675/
Heukem675/
Hokaen675/
Ushkem674/
Houkim674/
Chokim674/
Hochem674/
Hukeem673/
Khoken673/
Ookken673/
Okemme673/
Goukem673/
Gooken672/
Hakeam672/
Hukeme672/
Okeame672/
Jookim672/
Hoiken671/
Hakcem671/
Hoceem671/
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