van Hammee Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Hammee Surname Definition:

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

van Hammee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: van Hammée (37) are calculated separately.

van Hammee 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 Hammee Last Name Facts

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

van Hammee has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can be rendered as a variant: van Hammée. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

van Hammee is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname van Hammee occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of van Hammee are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,832,215. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Brussels Capital Region, where 33 percent are found, Flemish Region, where 33 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Belgium it is found in one country. It is also common in France, where 25 percent are found.

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