Cumbers Surname

427,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Cumbers Surname Definition:

Cumber's (Son): v. Cumber.

Cumbers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4831:115,35811,789
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Australia941:287,18825,495
Canada641:575,71247,839
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malta11:430,2723,380
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1911:127,62011,916
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Cumbers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Cumber's (Son): v. Cumber.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cumbers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cumbers is found most frequently in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cumbers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 427,840th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,030,416 people. The surname Cumbers is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Cumbers are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 483 people, or 1 in 115,358. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 26 percent live, Essex, where 14 percent live and Norfolk, where 8 percent live. Excluding England Cumbers occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Cumbers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cumbers has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 253 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cumbers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cumbers are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Cumbers earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.29% less than the national average, earning $40,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning $50,844 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chumbers939/
Cumberse931/
Chaumbers881/
Combers864/
Sumbers863/
Coombers805/
Summbers801/
Saumbers801/
Kombers7152/
Kimbers7128/
Comvers711/
Conuers711/
Saunbers675/
Kimbars5712/
Conwers571/
Kimbirs570/
Cusinberche5623/
Saunbirs531/
Connvers530/
Konnuers530/

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