van Dam Surname
Approximately 20,962 people bear this surname
van Dam Surname Definition:
“Of the Dam” or “Of the Dyke” in Dutch. Also “Of the Game of Draughts”.
van Dam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 17,017 | 1:992 | 41 |
| Belgium | 1,637 | 1:7,023 | 938 |
| United States | 794 | 1:456,497 | 39,012 |
| Canada | 437 | 1:84,315 | 9,378 |
| South Africa | 305 | 1:177,632 | 19,553 |
| France | 135 | 1:492,020 | 69,079 |
| Germany | 95 | 1:847,426 | 61,310 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Spain | 61 | 1:766,427 | 32,250 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| Argentina | 43 | 1:994,033 | 62,207 |
| Thailand | 43 | 1:1,642,752 | 213,663 |
| New Zealand | 40 | 1:113,208 | 14,508 |
| Austria | 39 | 1:218,344 | 26,757 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 124 | 1:404,989 | 29,999 |
van Dam Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Of the Dam” or “Of the Dyke” in Dutch. Also “Of the Game of Draughts”.
(Dutch) Dweller on, or near, the dam or dike.
Local. From the town of Bam, in Holland, which signifies a mole or bank to prevent inundations, and where towns were frequently built, as Amsterdam (Amstel—dam), Rotterdam.
And Vandamme (Dutch/Flemish), of Dam. After of Dam, add “in Friesland, and of Damme in Flanders.”
van Dam Demographics
Average Male van Dam Height
177 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
van Dam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Dam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Dam is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of van Dam.
How Common Is The Last Name van Dam? popularity and diffusion
The surname van Dam is the 25,695th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 347,655 people. The surname van Dam is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of van Dam reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 17,017 people, or 1 in 992. In The Netherlands van Dam is most numerous in: South Holland, where 36 percent are found, North Holland, where 16 percent are found and Gelderland, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
van Dam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of van Dam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van Dam surname expanded 640 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,925 percent between 1881 and 2014.
van Dam Last Name Statistics demography
The amount van Dam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.1% less than the national average, earning 321,497 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.16% more than the national average, earning R 356,844 per year; in United States they earn 59.46% more than the national average, earning $68,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.85% more than the national average, earning $56,067 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Dame | 93 | 64 | / |
| van Damm | 93 | 46 | / |
| van Dahm | 93 | 26 | / |
| van Daam | 93 | 18 | / |
| van Daym | 93 | 0 | / |
| van Damme | 88 | 16,731 | / |
| van Damne | 88 | 6 | / |
| van Daame | 88 | 0 | / |
| van Dan | 86 | 79 | / |
| Van-Dam | 86 | 29 | / |
| van Dom | 86 | 4 | / |
| van Dang | 80 | 154 | / |
| von Damm | 80 | 27 | / |
| Van-Damm | 80 | 22 | / |
| van Dean | 80 | 5 | / |
| van Danh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Van-Dame | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Doom | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Dane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Van-Daam | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Dome | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Dayn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Van-Damme | 75 | 133 | / |
| van Danne | 75 | 2 | / |
| van Daten | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Dayne | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Dasen | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Dassen | 71 | 49 | / |
| van Don | 71 | 48 | / |
| Van-Dan | 71 | 3 | / |
| van Dhomdt | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Daunne | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Daisen | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Deun | 67 | 883 | / |
| van Donk | 67 | 711 | / |
| von Dahn | 67 | 62 | / |
| van Dong | 67 | 14 | / |
| von Doom | 67 | 8 | / |
| Van-Dang | 67 | 2 | / |
| von Dane | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Daun | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Done | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Donn | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Dein | 67 | 0 | / |
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