van Swam Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
van Swam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 167 | 1:101,121 | 16,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van Swam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Swam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Swam is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of van Swam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Swam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,328,442nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname van Swam is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of van Swam are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 101,121. In The Netherlands van Swam is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 80 percent reside, North Brabant, where 14 percent reside and Utrecht, where 4 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Sam | 93 | 33 | / |
| Vanswam | 93 | 6 | / |
| van Zwam | 88 | 830 | / |
| van Swan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Vansam | 86 | 39 | / |
| van Assam | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Seaum | 82 | 0 | / |
| Vanisam | 80 | 26 | / |
| Vansame | 80 | 13 | / |
| Vanasam | 80 | 7 | / |
| Vansamy | 80 | 5 | / |
| van Som | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vansamu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Van-Sam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vansaam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vansamo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vainsam | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Wassem | 78 | 31 | / |
| Vannuswamy | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vnsam | 77 | 3 | / |
| van Soom | 75 | 307 | / |
| van Asma | 75 | 85 | / |
| van Zwan | 75 | 16 | / |
| Voanasam | 75 | 8 | / |
| Vanisamh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Vanisamy | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Sima | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vanisyam | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Suan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vnsswami | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Sweaten | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Assem | 71 | 157 | / |
| van Issum | 71 | 106 | / |
| Vansim | 71 | 33 | / |
| van Assum | 71 | 17 | / |
| van Issem | 71 | 16 | / |
| van Simay | 71 | 7 | / |
| van Eusom | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vanzam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vinsam | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Ihsem | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vaniyasam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vannasami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fansam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vansum | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Swain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vansom | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Assema | 67 | 230 | / |
| van Wessem | 67 | 207 | / |
| van Sighem | 67 | 177 | / |
| van Simaey | 67 | 119 | / |
| van Wissem | 67 | 65 | / |
| van Wessum | 67 | 54 | / |
| van Hessem | 67 | 41 | / |
| Phansam | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vanasma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Venasam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vansemo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vansoom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vanesme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanisom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanasoyami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanzami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vinasam | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Zom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fon Sam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vnsm | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Hussom | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Xuan | 63 | 6 | / |
| van Chuan | 59 | 2 | / |
| van Suong | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Swam
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