Cumpstey Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cumpstey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cumpstey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:464,31730,397
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:304,69220,471

Cumpstey Last Name Facts

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

Cumpstey is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cumpstey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,465,390th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Cumpstey live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 464,317. In England it is most common in: Lancashire, where 30 percent are found, Greater London, where 18 percent are found and Merseyside, where 17 percent are found. Apart from England this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Cumpstey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cumpstey has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cumpstey Last Name Statistics demography

Cumpstey earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 81.71% more than the national average, earning $90,279 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cumpsty93306/
Cumpstay8844/
Cumpstie887/
Gumpstey884/
Cumpesty880/
Campstey880/
Compsty802/
Cumpostu7570/
Composte7535/
Campaste754/
Campiste751/
Campeste751/
Campisteeuy741/
Cumpuesto715/
Compastie713/
Composite711/
Cumpwesto711/
Campastie711/
Compst711/
Cumbest67304/
Kumpost6741/
Campost6732/
Compast674/
Compost673/
Compsto671/
Cumbust670/
Gumpest670/
Cumbast670/

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Cumpstey Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cumpstey
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis