Hockema

Hockema Meaning & Origin

About Hockema
The surname Hockema is of Frisian origin and is derived from the personal name Hocke, which is a variant of the name Hoc, meaning "hawk" in Old High German. The suffix -ma is a common Frisian patronymic ending, indicating "son of." Therefore, Hockema can be interpreted to mean "son of Hocke" or "descendant of Hocke."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hockema is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hockema: 187
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 97210
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hockema based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HKM
🗽 NYSIIS
HANA
🔊 Soundex
H02050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AA1 K IH0 M AH0
🌐 IPA
/hockema*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HKM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hockema in Braille

Here's how to represent Hockema in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hockema in braille

How to sign the name Hockema using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hockema using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hockema in sign language

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