Vennema Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vennema Surname User-submission:

Fennema has two parts: "Fenne" and "ma". Fenne was in the ancient north of the Netherlands a word for "Meadow", adding "ma" to it means something like living there. So the ancestor lived close to a meadow.

Vennema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1681:100,51916,312
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Vennema Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Fennema has two parts: "Fenne" and "ma". Fenne was in the ancient north of the Netherlands a word for "Meadow", adding "ma" to it means something like living there. So the ancestor lived close to a meadow.

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Vennema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vennema occurs most in The Netherlands. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vennema? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vennema is the 1,028,911th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Vennema live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 100,519. In The Netherlands Vennema is primarily found in: Groningen, where 25 percent reside, Drenthe, where 23 percent reside and Friesland, where 18 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands Vennema exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Vennema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vennema has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vennema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vennema surname are 8.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vennema earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.4% more than the national average, earning $46,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.58% more than the national average, earning $56,430 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veennema9316/
Fennema862,700/
Bennema86224/
Vennama868/
Vennemi865/
Vennemo864/
Vnema833/
Bennejma80160/
Vennamma806/
Biennema802/
Vennemer802/
Vnemma771/
Bennemath751/
Binnema71408/
Finnema71141/
Wennemo7152/
Vennamo7115/
Bennemo7114/
Bennima712/
Fennama711/
Wennemer67357/
Bennajma67208/
Bennaima672/
Winniema671/
Bennimad671/
Wnema671/
Vinnamma671/
Bennimath6314/
Vånemo6216/
Bnejma624/
Binnima57267/
Vinnamo577/
Finnima571/
Wynnemer5327/
Winnimai535/
Bennaimi532/
Bennaime531/
Fnama501/
Vnjmo501/

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