van Raam Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Raam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Raam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2391:70,65812,018
United States161:22,653,683662,747
France81:8,302,840321,660

van Raam Last Name Facts

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

van Raam occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

van Raam is the 980,795th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of van Raam live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

van Raam is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 70,658. In The Netherlands van Raam is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 33 percent are found, North Holland, where 30 percent are found and North Brabant, where 13 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Raamt9439/
van Ram936/
van Raan88264/
van Raym881/
van Rhame821/
van Ran802/
van Rom801/
van Rassem780/
van Room7590/
von Ramm755/
van Rayn752/
van Rant751/
van Rayne71108/
van Rasen712/
van Rotem711/
van Rossem672,083/
van Raysen678/
von Rom676/
van Rassen672/
von Ran671/

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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 Raam
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