Veendam Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Veendam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Veendam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Veendam Last Name Facts

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

Veendam has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Veendam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Veendam live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 888,799. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Groningen, where 68 percent live, South Holland, where 26 percent live and Overijssel, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vendam9234/
Vendame862/
Vendham861/
Vendeam861/
Vendamme8043/
Wendam77432/
Vendan77283/
Bendam7718/
Vindam776/
Vyndam774/
Fendam771/
Vendome71348/
Vendhan71303/
Vaindam7141/
Bendame7113/
Wendame7112/
Vendant717/
Vendain715/
Vendôme715/
Wendham711/
Voindam710/
Weindam710/
Bendaham67241/
Vayindam6718/
Phaendam672/
Phiendam671/
Bendahme671/
Bendhaim671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Veendam
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis