van Hamme Surname

224,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Hamme Surname Definition:

(German), of Hedge or Fence. (variant: ten Ham.)

van Hamme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,4431:7,9671,104
France2141:310,38747,306
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Hamme Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German), of Hedge or Fence. (variant: ten Ham.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van Hamme Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Hamme is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of van Hamme.

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

The surname is the 224,314th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,017,390 people. The last name van Hamme is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of van Hamme live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Belgium, where it is held by 1,443 people, or 1 in 7,967. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 80 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 12 percent live and Walloon Region, where 7 percent live. Not including Belgium it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in France, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

van Hamme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Hamme has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Hamme Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Hamme earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 101.49% more than the national average, earning $86,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.41% less than the national average, earning $41,528 CAD per year.

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