Hamburg Surname

105,611th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Hamburg Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Hamburg, in Germany.

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Hamburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6301:137,81714,399
Germany7801:103,21212,780
Netherlands3041:55,5509,543
South Africa1391:389,76834,651
Israel1061:80,7329,742
Estonia771:17,1662,887
Canada691:533,99444,923
Australia611:442,55234,724
England581:960,65648,451
Czechia401:265,83735,277
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Slovakia191:280,86641,728
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Finland101:549,67032,186
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
China41:341,830,39216,990
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4611:108,93410,878

Hamburg (40) may also be a first name.

Hamburg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Hamburg, in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Hamburg is a Germanic toponymic surname. There is a Hamburg in northern Germany, 2nd largest German city and 1st largest German port city. But it can also be English for Brits, Americans, etc because there are 6 Hamburgs in the US. There's also one in Sweden and one in Mexico.

- aristo

Hamburg Last Name Facts

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

Hamburg occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamburg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 105,611th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,644,302 people. The surname Hamburg occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Hamburg are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 40 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,630 people, or 1 in 137,817. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 42 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.

Hamburg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hamburg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hamburg last name expanded 570 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 149 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hamburg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hamburg surname are 10.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.42% registered with the party.

The amount Hamburg earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 3.12% less than the national average, earning R 230,220 per year; in United States they earn 16.54% more than the national average, earning $50,288 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.32% more than the national average, earning $69,219 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamburgh9374/
Hambourg9326/
Khamburg931/
Chamburg931/
Hammburg930/
Hamburgs930/
Amburg92227/
Haburg923/
Chambourg8843/
Hamburgue882/
Hamberg863,600/
Homburg863,486/
Gamburg861,236/
Hamborg86884/
Ambourg8682/
Hauburg8634/
Hanburg8610/
Amburgh868/
Hemburg865/
Hasburg864/
Hambarg860/
Amburgg860/
Aburg834/
Hamburgová8256/
Heimburg80427/
Hausburg80294/
Hasburgh8080/
Haamberg8074/
Chamberg8052/
Gambourg8047/
Haubourg8033/
Hombourg8013/
Haimberg809/
Hambergh803/
Hambergs803/
Khamberg802/
Hainburg802/
Hammberg802/
Gaumburg801/
Hamborgh801/
Hamnberg801/
Hajmberg801/
Hassburg800/
Chanburg800/
Hanburgh800/
Hashburg800/
Hambargh800/
Homburgh800/
Hemburgh800/
Amberg774,522/
Hoburg77257/
Jaburg77134/
Auburg77111/
Emburg7735/
Aburgh7722/
Amborg7715/
Haberg778/
Asburg776/
Anburg772/
Haborg771/
Ambirg771/
Gaburg770/
Ambarg770/
Amburk770/
Hasenburg75158/
Chaimberg7528/
Hautbourg755/
Hasemberg753/
Homberg712,839/
Aubourg712,652/
Hömberg711,096/
Hauberg71688/
Hanberg71687/
Hemberg71617/
Gabourg71599/
Hasberg71462/
Gamberg71443/
Gayburg71229/
Hattenburg71133/
Hemborg71114/
Haaberg7197/
Homborg7189/
Hachenburg7166/
Hayberg7159/
Hauborg7155/
Henburg7140/
Jamberg7137/
Emburgh7137/
Ausburg7123/
Heaberg7123/
Hämberg7121/
Hattemberg7116/
Hombirg7116/
Haiberg7115/
Hosburg7113/
Haßberg7111/
Ashburg7110/
Embourg7110/
Gaiburg716/
Amburke716/
Hanborg716/
Chambergue715/
Heiburg714/
Heyburg714/
Haasenburg713/
Hatberg711/
Hanvurg711/
Hamberq711/
Ambergh711/
Honburg711/
Hobourg711/
Ohsburg711/
Hambark711/
Aburgue711/
Hoburgh710/
Ambergs710/
Auburgh710/
Hachemberg710/
Jabourg710/
Eihburg710/
Heimberg671,841/
Aberg671,146/
Hausberg67648/
Hoemberg67221/
Heyburgh67125/
Hombergs6798/
Gahmberg6779/
Hosburgh6776/
Hassberg6746/
Hombergh6740/
Aborg6736/
Heinburg6735/
Hannberg6725/
Haynberg6722/
Hautberg6719/
Jaubourg6713/
Oburg6713/
Gombourg6713/
Höhmberg6712/
Haussemberg679/
Eichburg679/
Hattberg678/
Hanbergs677/
Hainberg675/
Khanberg674/
Khauberg673/
Hochburg673/
Ambergue673/
D'Asembourg672/
Hahnberg672/
Hembergh672/
Aburq672/
Hambirck671/
Ashburgh671/
Atenburg671/
Heimborg671/
Hajnberg671/
Haanberg671/
Haasberg671/
Aiburgue671/
Aburk671/
Chabergs671/
Housburg670/
Ahsburgh670/
Chatberg670/
Hashberg670/
Habergsh670/
Heasberg670/
Hachberg670/
Heisburg670/
Hathberg670/

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