Cumberlege Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cumberlege Surname Definition:

From Cumberlow; a location name in Hertfordshire.

Cumberlege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1641:330,35230,898
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States241:15,102,456529,929
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
France41:16,605,680368,153
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Cumberlege Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Cumberlow; a location name in Hertfordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cumberlege Last Name Facts

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

Cumberlege occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cumberlege? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,006,539th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The last name Cumberlege is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Cumberlege reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 330,352. In South Africa Cumberlege is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 46 percent are found, Gauteng, where 35 percent are found and Western Cape, where 7 percent are found. Beside South Africa it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Cumberlege Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cumberlege has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cumberlege Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cumberlege surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cumberlege earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.34% more than the national average, earning R 428,568 per year and in United States they earn 22.81% more than the national average, earning $52,990 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cumberledge95972/
Cumberliege950/
Cumberlage901/
Cumberldge901/
Cumberlige900/
Cumberlidge86398/
Camara Lage571/

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