Cambell Surname

108,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cambell Surname User-submission:

This interesting surname is of Gaelic origin, meaning 'crooked mouth'. One of most common surnames in Scotland.

Cambell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6461:136,98414,320
England3741:148,97914,256
Australia2921:92,45110,569
Canada2111:174,62417,463
Ireland1461:32,2532,764
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Liberia381:116,0148,917
Colombia381:1,257,21210,114
Northern Ireland371:49,8664,222
Ecuador371:429,88810,240
Peru351:908,11818,273
Jamaica291:98,9644,125
Wales291:106,7088,358
Nicaragua281:215,0392,611
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Greece191:583,14770,237
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Cuba81:1,440,3407,824
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
France41:16,605,680368,153
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1371:32,3353,177
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6071:40,1575,104
Scotland2051:18,2601,895
Wales151:104,5614,503
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1311:12,1571,573

Cambell (195) may also be a first name.

Cambell Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This interesting surname is of Gaelic origin, meaning 'crooked mouth'. One of most common surnames in Scotland.

- dinn315

Cambell Last Name Facts

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

Cambell is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cambell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cambell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cambell is the 108,894th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,705,487 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Cambell reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cambell is also the 649,894th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 195 people.

The surname Cambell is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,646 people, or 1 in 136,984. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 71 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Cambell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cambell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cambell last name contracted 36 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 38 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 107 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 193 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cambell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (66%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cambell surname are 9.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.48% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cambell earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 8.91% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,658 per year; in South Africa they earn 46.46% less than the national average, earning R 127,224 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.09% less than the national average, earning $22,001,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.18% less than the national average, earning $36,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.1% less than the national average, earning $42,678 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chambell9354/
Scambell9314/
Cambelle9312/
Cammbell933/
Ccambell930/
Cambeell930/
Cambel923,391/
Cambll920/
Chambelle882/
Chambel862,363/
Sambell86691/
Camwell86202/
Zambell8648/
Czambel8635/
Cambiel8630/
Kambell8614/
Canbell867/
Camblle865/
Cambeul863/
Cambill861/
Combell861/
Cambeel861/
Cambelt861/
Jambell861/
Cambeld860/
Ceambel860/
Cambl830/
Combelle80218/
Zambelle8085/
Caimbeul805/
Casmwell802/
Kambelle802/
Kaambell801/
Kambiell801/
Zambellt801/
Chambeel801/
Jambelle801/
Cannbell800/
Chamblle800/
Chombell800/
Cammpell800/
Çambel771,352/
Cambil77731/
Kambel77601/
Camble77431/
Combel77380/
Sambel77242/
Camuel77132/
Zambel7765/
Canbel7730/
Jambel7726/
Czabel7720/
Chambl772/
Chambille75116/
Cambelová7576/
Cambelova753/
Chanbelle751/
Canwell71361/
Chamble71115/
Sambill7170/
Kembell7148/
Kambeel7140/
Sanbell7139/
Janbell7125/
Chambil7125/
Cammuel7118/
Czombel7117/
Comwell7113/
Samboel7113/
Kamblle7110/
Czambelová716/
Jeambel715/
Kamwell714/
Khambel713/
Chombel712/
Casmwel712/
Kambael712/
Chanbel712/
Conbell712/
Kaimbel711/
Kanmbel711/
Saimbel711/
Cammble711/
Jambill711/
Coumbel711/
Zambael711/
Sambael711/
Sambeel711/
Czambelova711/
Czanbel711/
Sambuel711/
Kanbell711/
Camwill710/
Canuell710/
Comuell710/
Sambl6719/
Kambl6718/
Zambl6714/
Kammblle671/
Canbl671/
Chhombel671/
Giambelh671/
Coumbill671/
Jambille671/
Katimbel671/
Tchamble671/
Canwelld671/
Cainwell670/
Keembell670/
Coomwell670/
Zombelle670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cambell
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