van Caam Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Caam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Caam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands961:175,90825,337
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

van Caam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van Caam Come From? nationality or country of origin

van Caam is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Caam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,882,912th most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of van Caam are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Caam is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 175,908. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 90 percent live, South Holland, where 8 percent live and Gelderland, where 1 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it exists in one country. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Cam9381/
van Kaam881,259/
van Camt881/
van Can80108/
van Sam8033/
van Com8013/
van Kam804/
Van-Cam802/
van Cautem782/
van Cann75261/
van Cant75131/
van Cang7542/
Van-Zaam758/
van Canh752/
van Kamm751/
van Kaan751/
van Cank751/
van Kham751/
van Keam750/
van Cangh7149/
van Caine711/
van Candt710/
van Seaum710/
van Kan671,627/
van Cottem676/
van Som675/
Van-Sam672/
van Con671/
van Zom671/
van Quatem671/
van Cootem671/

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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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  • 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 van Caam
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