van Sam Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
van Sam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
van Sam (11) may also be a first name.
van Sam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Sam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Sam is more frequently found in French Polynesia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Sam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname van Sam occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 76 percent of van Sam are found; 76 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 76 percent are found in Polynesia. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name globally, held by 11 people.
The surname is most frequently used in French Polynesia, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 11,232. Not including French Polynesia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 12 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Seaum | 88 | 0 | / |
| van San | 86 | 369 | / |
| van Cam | 86 | 81 | / |
| van Som | 86 | 5 | / |
| Van-Sam | 86 | 2 | / |
| van Sant | 80 | 824 | / |
| van Soom | 80 | 307 | / |
| van Caam | 80 | 97 | / |
| van Saun | 80 | 88 | / |
| van Sand | 80 | 82 | / |
| van Saan | 80 | 12 | / |
| van Sang | 80 | 10 | / |
| van Sanh | 80 | 6 | / |
| van Sean | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Sann | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Saane | 75 | 267 | / |
| van Sandt | 75 | 109 | / |
| van Saint | 75 | 8 | / |
| van Sanne | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Santt | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Son | 71 | 3,247 | / |
| van Sassen | 71 | 22 | / |
| van Saasen | 71 | 20 | / |
| van Com | 71 | 13 | / |
| Van't Sant | 71 | 11 | / |
| van Sen | 71 | 5 | / |
| van Zan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Van-Cam | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Saiten | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Sauten | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Zom | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Shanck | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Schank | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Zoom | 67 | 38 | / |
| Van-Sant | 67 | 15 | / |
| Van-Zaam | 67 | 8 | / |
| van Chan | 67 | 5 | / |
| van Song | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Soon | 67 | 2 | / |
| von Somm | 67 | 2 | / |
| von Sean | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Sayn | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Schaink | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Zann | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sam
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