Renkema Surname

226,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Renkema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Renkema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2551:13,4561,976
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
Canada2311:159,50516,119
Australia381:710,41347,396
England41:13,929,515290,718
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Renkema Last Name Facts

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

Renkema is most common in The Netherlands. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Renkema? popularity and diffusion

Renkema is the 226,403rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,064,443 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Renkema live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,255 people, or 1 in 13,456. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Groningen, where 33 percent live, North Holland, where 12 percent live and Friesland, where 12 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Renkema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Renkema surname are 41.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Renkema earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 29.08% less than the national average, earning 245,426 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.97% more than the national average, earning $48,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $50,819 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rinkema86288/
Renkama861/
Ruenkamma751/
Rinkama712/
Ringkeme676/
Roengkhamhai631/
Rinkimi574/
Rinkamo571/
Ringkamo531/
Rinkamou531/

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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 Renkema
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