Venema Surname

54,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Venema Surname User-submission:

Frisian: topographic name denoting someone who lived by a peat bog.

Venema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7,2921:2,316154
United States1,2611:287,43826,710
Canada3401:108,36911,636
Germany2081:387,04536,194
Australia1221:221,27621,136
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
England201:2,785,90397,972
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Norway61:857,04855,549
France51:13,284,544357,392
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Aruba11:103,4772,586

Venema Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Frisian: topographic name denoting someone who lived by a peat bog.

- venemak

Venema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Venema is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Venema? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 54,077th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 773,379 people. Venema occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Venema are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 7,292 people, or 1 in 2,316. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Groningen, where 22 percent reside, Friesland, where 17 percent reside and Drenthe, where 14 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this last name is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Venema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Venema surname are 26.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.85% being registered with the party.

The amount Venema earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.21% less than the national average, earning 262,297 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 135.75% more than the national average, earning R 560,220 per year; in United States they earn 2.02% more than the national average, earning $44,019 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.43% more than the national average, earning $62,318 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veenema921,025/
Vengema924/
Veneuma921/
Venemea921/
Venemaa921/
Venemas921/
Venemma921/
Venesmaa8626/
Wenema83172/
Veneme8318/
Benema8312/
Venima838/
Vanema838/
Vinema833/
Fenema832/
Venama832/
Venemo831/
Venemi831/
Vonema831/
Venamma77727/
Beinema77113/
Feenema7767/
Wienema7760/
Vanemma7722/
Bienema7715/
Benemai7712/
Benejma7710/
Fenemah778/
Vanaema776/
Benemah776/
Venimma776/
Venamah773/
Venomea773/
Vinemat773/
Veenama773/
Vaneima771/
Vinemma771/
Venaama771/
Bengema771/
Veinoma771/
Weneema771/
Benemau771/
Vannema770/
Benemay770/
Vannemaa7128/
Venhomaa7128/
Veenamma7122/
Vehnämaa7112/
Benemmad715/
Vannemma714/
Benhemad712/
Benhemma712/
Vieneame711/
Woeneima711/
Vanneuma711/
Vanama674,335/
Benima6795/
Benemo6764/
Weneme6756/
Wanema6752/
Vanima6746/
Fenama6733/
Beneme6731/
Vinima6728/
Vinama6726/
Wenemo6726/
Wenama6726/
Benemi6720/
Venimi6713/
Vanemo678/
Wynema675/
Benjma674/
Winema674/
Fanema673/
Wenemi673/
Fenemo672/
Binema672/
Vinemo672/
Fenima672/
Wenima671/
Finema671/
Venhmy671/
Vineme671/
Venimo671/
Venismach671/
Veinneime671/
Weinheima670/

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