van Kam Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Kam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Kam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

van Kam Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Kam is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of van Kam reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name van Kam is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 8,443,588. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Limburg, where 50 percent live and Utrecht, where 50 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Kaam931,259/
van Kham931/
van Kamm931/
van Keam930/
van Kan861,627/
van Cam8681/
van Kann80122/
van Caam8097/
van Kant805/
van Kahn801/
van Kaan801/
van Kang801/
van Camt801/
van Kanh801/
van Khanh7512/
van Can71108/
van Kassen7116/
van Com7113/
Van-Cam712/
van Cautem712/
van Quatem711/
von Kan711/
van Cann67261/
van Cant67131/
van Cang6742/
van Quan6712/
von Kann678/
von Kant675/
van Canh672/
van Cank671/
van Kohn671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kam
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