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

Dams (Russian: Дамс) is found most frequently in Belgium. It may be found in the variant forms: Damś. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 82,262^nd most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,236,435 people. The last name Dams occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Dams reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 673,127^th most frequent forename on earth, borne by 183 people.

Dams is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,746 people, or 1 in 6,585. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 90 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 8 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Belgium this last name exists in 64 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 26 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 9 percent reside.

Dams Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Dams has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 856 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dams Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Dams surname are 26.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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.