van Tam Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
van Tam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
van Tam (32) may also be a first name.
van Tam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Tam Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Tam occurs most in Malaysia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Tam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname van Tam is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of van Tam reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. van Tam is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 32 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Kuala Lumpur, where 60 percent are found, Johor, where 20 percent are found and Negeri Sembilan, where 20 percent are found. Not including Malaysia van Tam occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Tham | 93 | 5 | / |
| van Tan | 86 | 24 | / |
| van Tom | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Tang | 80 | 16 | / |
| van Thom | 80 | 10 | / |
| van Than | 80 | 9 | / |
| van Tand | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Htan | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Toom | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Tanh | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Tomme | 75 | 274 | / |
| van Thanh | 75 | 44 | / |
| van Thann | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Taing | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Tandt | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Thomme | 71 | 58 | / |
| van Ton | 71 | 13 | / |
| von Tom | 71 | 4 | / |
| Van-Tan | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Tatten | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Tan | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Tong | 67 | 12 | / |
| van Teyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Van-Tang | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Teijn | 63 | 13 | / |
| van Tuong | 63 | 6 | / |
| Van-Thanh | 63 | 2 | / |
| van Thành | 63 | 1 | / |
| Van-Tomme | 63 | 1 | / |
| Van-Thomme | 59 | 2 | / |
| von Taysen | 59 | 1 | / |
| von Tein | 53 | 19 | / |
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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 Tam
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis