ten Boom Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

ten Boom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

ten Boom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1611:104,88916,937
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

ten Boom Last Name Facts

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

The last name ten Boom occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name ten Boom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,305,105th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of ten Boom live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 104,889. In The Netherlands ten Boom is most numerous in: Friesland, where 41 percent reside, Gelderland, where 20 percent reside and South Holland, where 14 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenboom938/
den Boom8810/
Tenbom860/
Tenebom801/
Deneboom751/
Denneboom71268/
Tunbom712/
ten Pm711/
Tanbom711/
Tenbaum677/
Tienpom671/
Tan Pbm671/
Tennebioum671/
Tonboum671/
Tenopoamea671/
Hdenneboom671/
Denabom671/
Danboom671/
Tanbhom670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to ten Boom
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