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Where Does The Last Name Dam Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Dam (Arabic: عدام, Bengali: দাম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻡ, Hindi: दाम, Marathi: दाम, Oriya: ଦାମ, Russian: Дам, Tibetan: དམ་) is borne by more people in Vietnam than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Dám. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 4,361^st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 56,472 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Dam reside; 64 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 55 percent reside in Viet-Asia. Dam is also the 19,163^rd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 47,956 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Vietnam, where it is borne by 71,456 people, or 1 in 1,297. In Vietnam Dam is most common in: Red River Delta, where 32 percent live, Northeast, where 19 percent live and Southeast, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Vietnam Dam is found in 134 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent live and Cambodia, where 7 percent live.

Dam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Dam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dam last name rose 2,093 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,611 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dam Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dam surname is chiefly Orthodox (64%) in Russia, Maronite (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Dam last name are 3.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.63% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.4% more than the national average, earning 395,921 kr per year; in Peru they earn 85.3% more than the national average, earning S/. 35,921 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.59% less than the national average, earning R 145,932 per year; in Vietnam they earn 3.57% less than the national average, earning 79,501,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 12.89% more than the national average, earning $48,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.97% more than the national average, earning $53,148 CAD per year.