Bamber Surname

68,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Bamber Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bamber,' now more familiarly known as Bamber Bridge, a village three miles from Preston, Lancashire.

1619. Robert Bamber, of Dukinfield: Wills at Chester.

1642. Robert Bamber: Preston Guild Rolls.

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Bamber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,5441:12,2621,805
United States9131:396,99834,792
Canada3461:106,49011,455
Poland2281:166,70523,260
Australia1881:143,59415,358
Wales1801:17,1921,863
South Africa1791:302,66929,078
Northern Ireland1551:11,9031,772
New Zealand1321:34,3055,926
Scotland731:73,3405,569
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
Philippines511:1,985,063118,763
India471:16,320,540259,912
Malta301:14,342837
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
France131:5,109,440259,941
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Norway121:428,52437,411
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Panama61:652,04310,051
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland501:88,5975,964
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2891:10,6491,622
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Isle of Man71:7,753762
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2831:177,45115,850

Bamber (94) may also be a first name.

Bamber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bamber,' now more familiarly known as Bamber Bridge, a village three miles from Preston, Lancashire.

1619. Robert Bamber, of Dukinfield: Wills at Chester.

1642. Robert Bamber: Preston Guild Rolls.

— John Bamber: ibid.

1664. Baptised — Katharine, d. John Bomber, of Farrington: Keg. Lcyland (Lancashire).

1683. — William, s. Thomas Bomber, of Euxton: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 belonging to Bamber =? the Bean-Grove. [Old English bean + bearo, a grove] 2 doubtless occasionally for the next name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A village in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Bambers have their present home in the Preston district. Bamber - bridge is the name of a Lancashire village.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bamber Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bamber (Marathi: बांबेर, Russian: Бамбер) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bamber click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bamber? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bamber is the 68,059th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 998,431 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Bamber live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 980,251st most numerous first name at a global level, held by 94 people.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 4,544 people, or 1 in 12,262. In England Bamber is mostly found in: Lancashire, where 34 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 13 percent are found and Merseyside, where 7 percent are found. Apart from England Bamber occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Bamber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bamber has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bamber surname grew 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 323 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 521 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bamber Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bamber surname are 20.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.26% registered with the party.

The amount Bamber earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning 349,604 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 76.05% more than the national average, earning R 418,356 per year; in United States they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning $45,984 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.6% more than the national average, earning $54,951 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baumber92698/
Bambere92426/
Bhamber92346/
Bambier9224/
Bambher9219/
Bambert929/
Bamberh926/
Baimber921/
Bambe917,100/
Bhambere861,609/
Bhambher86234/
Bambhere865/
Bamberth861/
Bahmbere861/
Bhambeer861/
Baambe832,117/
Bomber83522/
Bhambe83265/
Bambey83233/
Bambie83219/
Bember83147/
Bambir8373/
Bambei8362/
Wamber8335/
Vamber8335/
Bambea8327/
Bambes8322/
Beambe8316/
Baimbe8312/
Banber835/
Bahmbe835/
Bambeh835/
Baumbe833/
Bambet833/
Bambeu832/
Bambed831/
Bambee831/
Banmbe831/
Baïmbe831/
Bhambhere807/
Bhambeere801/
Bhanmbere801/
Bahambe77763/
Wambere77594/
Basembe77230/
Basimbe77192/
Wambier77111/
Bombere77104/
Bombier7797/
Bambire7788/
Baimbet7776/
Bombert7768/
Batembe7759/
Vambert7719/
Boumber7715/
Vambere7713/
Behmber7710/
Baymbet779/
Bombeur779/
Bhambir777/
Bhambhe776/
Banbere776/
Bhamver775/
Bhanber775/
Bhambey774/
Bomberd774/
Bambeha773/
Bambhir772/
Bhaumbe772/
Bhambed772/
Vaimber772/
Bommber771/
Beambee771/
Banmbes771/
Bambhed771/
Bamuert771/
Banbher771/
Baambee771/
Baunber771/
Batimbe771/
Baambed771/
Huamber771/
Wambeer770/
Bambech770/
Basembeire751/
Bamba73408,294/
Bambi7345,352/
Bombe7312,993/
Vambe736,150/
Bamby73524/
Banbe73302/
Bamve7328/
Bambé732/
Bhambire71209/
Bhuimber7131/
Bhambhir7124/
Bambhire718/
Bhanbher717/
Bhanbere715/
Boumbere715/
Bachimbe714/
Bhombere712/
Bamuhere712/
Wambeere712/
Bomberth711/
Bambeich711/
Bambeytt711/
Bhoimber711/
Bhambair711/
Bhambeha711/
Wanmbier711/
Vambhere711/
Uhambeer711/
Watimber711/
Waimbere711/
Bahambeh711/
Baseembe711/
Basembea711/
Bassimbe711/
Banemper711/
Bassembe711/
Baumbech710/
Baimba675,457/
Bhombe673,344/
Bambio672,783/
Mpambe67610/
Baumba67586/
Bhambi67433/
Baimbi67387/
Bambai67352/
Bamboa67337/
Baamba67285/
Bambič67249/
Bamboi67225/
Bambha67205/
Bombet67205/
Boumbe67195/
Boombe67186/
Bombey67185/
Bombei67150/
Bhamba67120/
Vamberová67114/
Bambić67103/
Bombea6793/
Bomberová6781/
Beambi6762/
Bambit6753/
Bambis6750/
Banwer6748/
Baambi6741/
Bambay6734/
Womber6732/
Bambhi6730/
Bomberova6729/
Vhambe6726/
Bombyr6723/
Bombir6722/
Beamba6722/
Bambui6721/
Bombie6717/
Bahmbi6715/
Banver6714/
Bamboj6714/
Bombes6711/
Vanber6710/
Bamboy6710/
Bombeh679/
Bambuy677/
Batembire677/
Bonmbe676/
Bhanbe676/
Vambee676/
Banbee675/
Banbes675/
Bonber675/
Vamberova675/
Bambid674/
Vanmbe674/
Vambea674/
Bamuheire674/
Botmbe674/
Baytymbet673/
Banbey673/
Bembir673/
Bammba673/
Banbir673/
Bahambire673/
Bambii673/
Bambaa673/
Wamberová672/
Bambuj672/
Bombed672/
Bombhe672/
Wanber672/
Vaimbe672/
Bombeu672/
Bambih672/
Bannbe672/
Boumbeird671/
Bombee671/
Bomuer671/
Baumhouer671/
Basnbe671/
Bamvey671/
Banbhe671/
Bhambhire671/
Bhamve671/
Wamwer671/
Hbamba671/
Beumbe671/
Baissembe671/
Beamby671/
Baumbi671/
Banbei671/
Banbet671/
Wambir671/
Baimby670/
Baumby670/
Weaumbear670/
Wamver670/
Battinber670/
Banbie670/

Bamber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bamber in the Marathi language
बांबेरbambera-
Bamber in the Russian language
Бамберbamber-

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