van Zwam Surname
Approximately 830 people bear this surname
van Zwam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 778 | 1:21,706 | 3,454 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
van Zwam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Zwam Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Zwam is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Zwam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 418,547th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,780,176 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of van Zwam are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname van Zwam is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 778 people, or 1 in 21,706. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Gelderland, where 48 percent reside, North Brabant, where 18 percent reside and South Holland, where 9 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent reside and Belgium, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanzwam | 93 | 15 | / |
| van Swam | 88 | 169 | / |
| van Zwan | 88 | 16 | / |
| van Wezema | 67 | 8 | / |
| van Suan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vanwezema | 59 | 3 | / |
| Vanzaimawii | 53 | 1 | / |
| van Cuon | 50 | 2 | / |
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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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- 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 Zwam
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