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

Vennema has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Vennema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vennema? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,028,911th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Vennema live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 100,519. In The Netherlands Vennema is most numerous in: Groningen, where 25 percent live, Drenthe, where 23 percent live and Friesland, where 18 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Vennema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vennema has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vennema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vennema last name are 8.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.9% being registered with 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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