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 surname ten Ham is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of ten Ham.
How Common Is The Last Name ten Ham? popularity and diffusion
It is the 953,750th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of ten Ham reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name ten Ham is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 264 people, or 1 in 63,967. In The Netherlands ten Ham is mostly concentrated in: Utrecht, where 33 percent reside, Gelderland, where 32 percent reside and South Holland, where 14 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Aruba, where 0 percent reside.
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