Wijpkema Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wijpkema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wijpkema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wijpkema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wijpkema is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wijpkema.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijpkema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wijpkema is the 3,432,070th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Wijpkema reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 562,906. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Groningen, where 80 percent reside, South Holland, where 17 percent reside and North Holland, where 3 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands Wijpkema exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 3 percent reside and Norway, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiepkema8832/
Wypkema8035/
Vepkomma503/

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