van Dem Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Australia

van Dem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Dem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397

van Dem Last Name Facts

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

van Dem is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

van Dem is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name van Dem occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of van Dem reside; 43 percent reside in South America and 43 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil van Dem is primarily found in: Espírito Santo, where 33 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 33 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Diem93227/
van Den86389/
von Dem86196/
van Dim860/
van Deun80883/
van Dien80213/
van Dehn8029/
van Deen8018/
van Duym807/
van Dent803/
Van-Diem801/
van Daen801/
van Dyme801/
van Duim801/
van Duen801/
van Daym800/
van Dn772/
van Dieën7525/
van Gyden750/
von Den71214/
van Dyn7120/
Van-Den7112/
van Duin672,844/
von Dehn6780/
van Dina6712/
van Diën676/
von Dent672/
von Deen671/
van Dink671/
von Dhen671/
van Dihn671/
von Doehn631/
van Gyn5723/

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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 Dem
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