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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་) occurs most in Vietnam. It may be found as a variant: Dám. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dam.

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

The surname is the 4,361^st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 56,472 people. The surname Dam is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Dam are found; 64 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 55 percent are found in Viet-Asia. Dam is also the 19,163^rd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 47,956 people.

The surname Dam is most common in Vietnam, where it is carried by 71,456 people, or 1 in 1,297. In Vietnam Dam is most common in: Red River Delta, where 32 percent reside, Northeast, where 19 percent reside and Southeast, where 16 percent reside. Beside Vietnam this surname is found in 134 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent reside and Cambodia, where 7 percent reside.

Dam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence 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 devotion of those holding the Dam last name is chiefly Orthodox (64%) in Russia, Maronite (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Dam surname are 3.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.63% being registered with the political 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.