Koekemoer Surname

35,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Koekemoer Surname Definition:

German place name - a moor containing “Guggi” or frogs, in dialect. Compare Guggenheimer, and Poggenpoel.

Koekemoer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa14,1201:3,837510
Swaziland1011:12,853583
England1001:557,18134,216
Namibia951:25,3624,096
Australia871:310,29526,919
United States481:7,551,228341,161
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Koekemoer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

German place name - a moor containing “Guggi” or frogs, in dialect. Compare Guggenheimer, and Poggenpoel.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Koekemoer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koekemoer is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Koekemoer.

How Common Is The Last Name Koekemoer? popularity and diffusion

Koekemoer is the 35,883rd most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 495,650 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Koekemoer live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 14,120 people, or 1 in 3,837. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 37 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent are found and North West, where 11 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Swaziland, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Koekemoer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Koekemoer last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Koekemoer earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 72.2% more than the national average, earning R 409,212 per year and in United States they earn 27.07% more than the national average, earning $54,828 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koekoemoer954/
Koekkemoer951/
Kokemoer941/
Koekemoor894/
Koekamoer891/
Koekomoer891/
Kokoemoer891/
Kockemoer891/
Koekemaer891/
Kokemor88204/
Koetkemeyer8015/
Cookemoer781/
Kuekemeyer740/
Kakemaer711/

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