van Dammen Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Dammen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Dammen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210

van Dammen Last Name Facts

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

van Dammen occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of van Dammen click here.

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

van Dammen is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of van Dammen reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 603,113. In The Netherlands van Dammen is most common in: Groningen, where 39 percent live, Gelderland, where 18 percent live and North Holland, where 18 percent live. Other than The Netherlands van Dammen is found in one country. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Damen954/
van Daamen901/
van Daemen901/
van Dament900/
van Demen8437/
van Damne846/
van Doimen8020/
van Deemen806/
Van-Doimen701/
van Dominck671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Dammen
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