Oegema Surname

489,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Oegema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oegema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4691:36,0076,048
Canada1211:304,50928,133
United States671:5,409,835270,257
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Oegema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oegema is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Oegema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oegema? popularity and diffusion

Oegema is the 489,550th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 10,764,470 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Oegema reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 469 people, or 1 in 36,007. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Friesland, where 30 percent reside, North Holland, where 14 percent reside and Overijssel, where 14 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Oegema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oegema surname are 29.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oegema earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.6% more than the national average, earning R 338,880 per year; in United States they earn 39.48% more than the national average, earning $60,186 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $52,921 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owegema925/
Ogema911,916/
Egema9163/
Hogema83103/
Ogemah8347/
Hegema8337/
Ogemai838/
Egemah837/
Egemma834/
Eugema833/
Egemea832/
Oggema832/
Ogejma831/
Oghema831/
Ojgema831/
Ogemma831/
Gougema771/
Eighema771/
Hoogema771/
Iyogema771/
Oechema771/
Agema732,542/
Ogama731,567/
Ogoma731,371/
Ugema73482/
Egama73457/
Egima73401/
Egoma73232/
Egemo73183/
Ogima73137/
Ogemo7399/
Ouguemat71218/
Ayengema7134/
Ahengema711/
Oghama6763/
Oghoma6758/
Ugemah6746/
Egomah6741/
Ogamma6737/
Egimea6734/
Egamai6726/
Ogimai6720/
Ogomah6720/
Eigima6718/
Ogimah6712/
Ogomma679/
Egamma679/
Hegemo676/
Agemma676/
Eghoma675/
Augema673/
Hogoma673/
Ogamah673/
Eugemo672/
Hegoma672/
Hogama671/
Uegima671/
Egamay671/
Eggemo671/
Eggoma671/
Aggema671/
Ogemou671/
Iegima671/
Egemoh671/
Ojiechema671/
Agemah671/
Hegama671/
Hegima671/
Hagema671/
Eghima671/
Egimai671/
Ageema671/
Agemai671/
Agiema671/
Uguema671/
Ogiemo671/
Ogimma671/
Eghama671/
Aghema671/
Eigemauch670/

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