van Damme Surname
Approximately 16,731 people bear this surname
van Damme Surname Definition:
(Dutch) Dweller on, or near, the dam or dike.
van Damme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 12,718 | 1:904 | 26 |
| Netherlands | 1,932 | 1:8,741 | 1,103 |
| France | 654 | 1:101,564 | 14,932 |
| Canada | 453 | 1:81,337 | 9,068 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| United States | 181 | 1:2,002,536 | 128,575 |
| Australia | 134 | 1:201,460 | 19,724 |
| South Africa | 91 | 1:595,359 | 45,471 |
| Luxembourg | 63 | 1:9,215 | 1,495 |
| Argentina | 59 | 1:724,465 | 49,289 |
| Spain | 41 | 1:1,140,294 | 40,056 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Brazil | 34 | 1:6,296,304 | 151,940 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
van Damme (41) may also be a first name.
van Damme Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch) Dweller on, or near, the dam or dike.
van Damme Demographics
Average Male van Damme Height
177.18 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
van Damme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Damme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Damme is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name van Damme? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 31,878th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 435,571 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of van Damme are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe. van Damme is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 41 people.
It is most common in Belgium, where it is borne by 12,718 people, or 1 in 904. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 86 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 8 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent reside. Barring Belgium it exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 12 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.
van Damme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of van Damme has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the van Damme last name grew 1,293 percent between 1880 and 2014.
van Damme Last Name Statistics demography
The amount van Damme earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 137.15% more than the national average, earning R 563,568 per year; in United States they earn 29.3% more than the national average, earning $55,793 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.38% less than the national average, earning $43,532 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Dame | 94 | 64 | / |
| van Damm | 94 | 46 | / |
| Van-Damme | 89 | 133 | / |
| van Daame | 89 | 0 | / |
| van Dam | 88 | 20,962 | / |
| van Dommer | 84 | 0 | / |
| von Damm | 82 | 27 | / |
| van Dahm | 82 | 26 | / |
| Van-Damm | 82 | 22 | / |
| van Daam | 82 | 18 | / |
| Van-Dame | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Dama | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Dome | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Daym | 82 | 0 | / |
| Van-Dam | 75 | 29 | / |
| van Dom | 75 | 4 | / |
| von Dommer | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Doom | 71 | 2 | / |
| Van-Daam | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Douma | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Dhomdt | 63 | 1 | / |
| von Doom | 59 | 8 | / |
| von Doymi | 56 | 6 | / |
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