ten Dam Surname

258,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

ten Dam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

ten Dam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,4391:11,7351,656
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
France111:6,038,429280,838
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

ten Dam Last Name Facts

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

The surname ten Dam is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of ten Dam click here.

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

The surname ten Dam is the 258,780th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,794,438 people. The last name ten Dam is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of ten Dam are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname ten Dam is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,439 people, or 1 in 11,735. In The Netherlands ten Dam is most numerous in: Overijssel, where 49 percent live, Gelderland, where 15 percent live and North Holland, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

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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
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