ten Ham Surname
Approximately 274 people bear this surname
ten Ham Surname Definition:
(Dutch/Flemish), at the Enclosure. Ham signified anciently a place surrounded by willows, or where rushes grow; also land planted with wicker between a dike and river. (variant: von Hamme.)
ten Ham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 264 | 1:63,967 | 10,998 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
ten Ham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch/Flemish), at the Enclosure. Ham signified anciently a place surrounded by willows, or where rushes grow; also land planted with wicker between a dike and river. (variant: von Hamme.)
ten Ham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name ten Ham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name ten Ham is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name ten Ham? popularity and diffusion
ten Ham is the 953,750th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. ten Ham occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of ten Ham are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 264 people, or 1 in 63,967. In The Netherlands ten Ham is most common in: Utrecht, where 33 percent reside, Gelderland, where 32 percent reside and South Holland, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Aruba, where 0 percent reside.
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