Werkema Surname

612,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Werkema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werkema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3601:1,006,83074,328
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
Canada401:921,14070,350
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Werkema Last Name Facts

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

Werkema is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Werkema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 612,595th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Werkema are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 360 people, or 1 in 1,006,830. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 64 percent live, California, where 5 percent live and Illinois, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States Werkema occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Werkema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Werkema has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Werkema surname rose 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werkema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Werkema last name are 46.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 92.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Werkema earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.87% more than the national average, earning $44,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.52% more than the national average, earning $49,943 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berkema869/
Workema861/
Warkama7138/
Verkama7118/
Berkemo7111/
Varkema7110/
Warkemo717/
Workama711/
Warkamah6722/
Warkimah6719/
Varkemaa6712/
Berkhima671/
Verkemeh671/
Warkomah671/
Birkemo5757/
Virkama5750/
Varkama5710/
Verkamo576/
Virkemo571/
Vercemo571/
Varkomaa534/
Varkhoma531/
Verkhomoi50132/

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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
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  • 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 Werkema
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