Cognomen אמסטרדם (Amsterdam 
, אמסטרדם 
) , in the world, is quite a rare last name. The cognomen אמסטרדם is characteristic of Suriname, where it is quite a common surname, Saint Lucia, and Netherlands, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Netherlands, South Africa, and the United States. Very seldom, אמסטרדם is the forename as well as the last name.