Dams Surname
Approximately 5,894 people bear this surname
Dams Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the Embankments [Old English *damm = Dutch dam = Scandinavian dam(m, a dam, dike]
Dams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1,746 | 1:6,585 | 845 |
| Germany | 1,513 | 1:53,209 | 6,916 |
| Netherlands | 553 | 1:30,537 | 5,068 |
| United States | 411 | 1:881,895 | 66,754 |
| Poland | 343 | 1:110,813 | 16,684 |
| England | 255 | 1:218,502 | 18,526 |
| Brazil | 239 | 1:895,709 | 32,172 |
| France | 233 | 1:285,076 | 43,747 |
| Nigeria | 170 | 1:1,042,016 | 43,672 |
| Canada | 112 | 1:328,978 | 30,038 |
| Suriname | 51 | 1:10,836 | 2,716 |
| Venezuela | 47 | 1:642,640 | 11,225 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Palestine | 7 | 1:649,836 | 13,939 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 105 | 1:232,146 | 17,394 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
The alternate forms: Damś (1) are calculated separately.
Dams (183) may also be a first name.
Dams Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the Embankments [Old English *damm = Dutch dam = Scandinavian dam(m, a dam, dike]
From the Danish, andfrom the Swedish, Damm; from the German, Dammas, Dammer, Damis, Dams; from the Dutch, Dam, Dammers; from the Flemish, Dams; a personal name.
Dams Demographics
Average Male Dams Height
170.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dams Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dams Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dams (Russian: Дамс) is found most frequently in Belgium. It may also be found as a variant: Damś. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dams? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 82,262nd most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,236,435 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Dams reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Dams is also the 673,127th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 183 people.
The last name Dams is most common in Belgium, where it is borne by 1,746 people, or 1 in 6,585. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 90 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 8 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Belgium it exists in 64 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 9 percent are found.
Dams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dams has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 856 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dams Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Dams last name are 26.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.08% registered with the party.
The amount Dams earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 24.3% less than the national average, earning $17,185,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.81% more than the national average, earning $43,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.23% more than the national average, earning $55,262 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damś | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dahms | 89 | 8,908 | / |
| Daems | 89 | 6,568 | / |
| Damse | 89 | 3,468 | / |
| Daams | 89 | 1,610 | / |
| Damms | 89 | 657 | / |
| Damsz | 89 | 114 | / |
| Damås | 89 | 95 | / |
| Damsø | 89 | 90 | / |
| Deams | 89 | 71 | / |
| Daims | 89 | 13 | / |
| Dhams | 89 | 11 | / |
| Daums | 89 | 7 | / |
| Dayms | 89 | 5 | / |
| Damss | 89 | 4 | / |
| Damsh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tdams | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dasms | 89 | 1 | / |
| Damns | 89 | 0 | / |
| Dahams | 80 | 721 | / |
| Daamse | 80 | 395 | / |
| Damsch | 80 | 141 | / |
| Daamsh | 80 | 71 | / |
| Dhamse | 80 | 34 | / |
| Dahmsh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Deamse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Daehms | 80 | 2 | / |
| Damsse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Damshe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dammse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dhamsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Damsøe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daimse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Doms | 75 | 3,135 | / |
| Dans | 75 | 2,071 | / |
| Damz | 75 | 219 | / |
| Dems | 75 | 201 | / |
| Damß | 75 | 12 | / |
| Dahamsh | 73 | 55 | / |
| Dammsch | 73 | 23 | / |
| Damsche | 73 | 5 | / |
| Dhamnse | 73 | 4 | / |
| Damsová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deans | 67 | 13,811 | / |
| Danse | 67 | 4,402 | / |
| Dooms | 67 | 2,407 | / |
| Deems | 67 | 2,134 | / |
| Dains | 67 | 1,088 | / |
| Dohms | 67 | 752 | / |
| Daans | 67 | 263 | / |
| Danns | 67 | 206 | / |
| Dömse | 67 | 186 | / |
| Dhans | 67 | 135 | / |
| Dauns | 67 | 114 | / |
| D'Ans | 67 | 71 | / |
| Dhoms | 67 | 65 | / |
| Damşe | 67 | 62 | / |
| Dehms | 67 | 45 | / |
| Danås | 67 | 42 | / |
| Dansh | 67 | 40 | / |
| Domst | 67 | 36 | / |
| Domås | 67 | 33 | / |
| Dähms | 67 | 27 | / |
| Domse | 67 | 26 | / |
| Domsh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Dahns | 67 | 18 | / |
| Doums | 67 | 13 | / |
| Domsz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Deyms | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dahamshe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Demms | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dansz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Danst | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dansp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Damje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Doems | 67 | 2 | / |
| Damze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deims | 67 | 2 | / |
| Domns | 67 | 2 | / |
| Damše | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dem's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Domsj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Damce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Danss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dan's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Döhms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Damçe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Domms | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dayns | 67 | 0 | / |
Dams Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dams in the Russian language | ||
| Дамс | dams | - |
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