Amsterdam Surname

133,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Guyana

Amsterdam Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from a city in the Netherlands. It means 'dam/dike in the river Amstel'.

Amsterdam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1511:47,0705,993
United States7401:489,80941,354
Guyana5271:1,446245
Russia2581:558,61650,186
Israel1701:50,3396,610
Netherlands1451:116,46318,437
Suriname1411:3,919807
Canada781:472,37940,609
Kazakhstan261:680,09645,825
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
England161:3,482,379114,324
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
France51:13,284,544357,392
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Montserrat11:4,947471
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Amsterdam (118) may also be a first name.

Amsterdam Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from a city in the Netherlands. It means 'dam/dike in the river Amstel'.

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Amsterdam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amsterdam (Russian: Амстердам) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Amsterdam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amsterdam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 133,830th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,164,403 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 34 percent of Amsterdam reside; 34 percent reside in Southern Africa and 34 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 859,937th most widespread given name world-wide It is held by 118 people.

The surname Amsterdam is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,151 people, or 1 in 47,070. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 77 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 12 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 4 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 59 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Guyana, where 16 percent are found.

Amsterdam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Amsterdam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 10,571 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amsterdam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Amsterdam last name is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Amsterdam surname are 2.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.35% registered with the political party.

The amount Amsterdam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.52% less than the national average, earning R 143,724 per year; in United States they earn 45.95% more than the national average, earning $62,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.53% more than the national average, earning $73,297 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amsterdamn951/
Amsterdamm951/
Amisterdam951/
Amsterdamth901/
Amsterdan895/
Amstradam891/
Amastardam841/

Amsterdam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amsterdam in the Russian language
Амстердамamsterdam-

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