Volkema Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Volkema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volkema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Volkema Last Name Facts

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

Volkema is most common in The United States. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volkema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,544,715th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname Volkema is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Volkema are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 2,725,255. In The United States Volkema is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 35 percent reside, Florida, where 18 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States Volkema is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Volkema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Volkema has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Volkema last name expanded 1,478 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Volkema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Volkema last name are 36.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.86% registered to vote for the political party.

Volkema earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.66% more than the national average, earning $43,435 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valkema86634/
Folkema86245/
Bolkema86185/
Wolkema862/
Volkama862/
Volkemer80109/
Boulkema802/
Folkheima755/
Volkhemer752/
Valkama712,642/
Volkheimer71175/
Valkoma718/
Folkama714/
Valcema712/
Valkemy711/
Folkemo711/
Walkema710/
Valkamaa678/
Valkamma673/
Waalkema671/
Volkämmer635/
Foulkomai631/
Vollkämmer5913/
Boulkhayma591/
Valkheimer591/
Walkama57350/
Valkamo57109/
Walkemo5711/
Falkemo5711/
Balkemo5711/
Valkimi577/
Volcime574/
Valcima573/
Valcemy571/
Valceme571/
Falkama571/
Bolkime571/
Balkemy571/
Walkaima534/
Balkaima531/
Walkemey531/
Walkeimer500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Volkema
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