van Stam Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Stam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Stam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2681:63,01210,837
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

van Stam Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Stam is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of van Stam click here.

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

The last name van Stam is the 876,631st most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. The surname van Stam occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of van Stam live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Stam is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 268 people, or 1 in 63,012. In The Netherlands van Stam is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 31 percent reside, North Holland, where 25 percent reside and Utrecht, where 25 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands van Stam exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

van Stam Last Name Statistics demography

van Stam earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 2.87% more than the national average, earning $51,107 CAD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Stam
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