Dampf Surname

391,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Dampf Surname User-submission:

Dampf is German for 'steam'.

Dampf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4951:732,24057,446
Germany2161:372,71035,308
Austria1241:68,67310,554
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tonga11:107,313791
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Dampf Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dampf is German for 'steam'.

- rachael5273

Dampf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dampf occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dampf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dampf is the 391,109th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,052,537 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Dampf live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Dampf is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 495 people, or 1 in 732,240. In The United States it is most frequent in: Missouri, where 23 percent reside, New York, where 13 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent reside and Austria, where 14 percent reside.

Dampf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dampf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dampf last name grew 2,063 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dampf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dampf surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dampf earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.94% more than the national average, earning $48,733 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.18% less than the national average, earning $44,128 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damp89586/
Damf896/
Damps801,425/
Dempf80326/
Dampe8096/
Dampt8090/
Dampz8090/
Dhamp8085/
Damph807/
Dhamf803/
Dambf803/
Daumf802/
Damfe802/
Dahmf802/
Deamp801/
Dompf801/
Dampfova771/
Daimph733/
Dhampe733/
Demp6781/
Damb6753/
Domp6730/
Danf6711/
Danp672/
Demf671/
Damw671/

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