Van-Dam Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Van-Dam Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Van & Dam.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Van-Dam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Van-Dam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Van-Dam (Russian: Ван-дам) occurs more in Russia more 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 Van-Dam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Van-Dam occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Van-Dam live; 41 percent live in Eastern Europe and 38 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 13,102,096. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 36 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 18 percent are found and Kursk Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Van-Damm9322/
Van-Dame932/
Van-Daam931/
Van-Damme88133/
van Dam8620,962/
Van-Dan863/
van Dame8064/
van Damm8046/
van Dahm8026/
van Daam8018/
Van-Dang802/
van Daym800/
van Damme7516,731/
van Damne756/
van Daame750/
van Dan7179/
van Dom714/
van Dang67154/
von Damm6727/
van Dean675/
van Danh673/
van Doom672/
van Dane671/
van Dome671/
van Dayn670/

Van-Dam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Van-Dam in the Russian language
Ван-дамvan-dam-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Van-Dam
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