Hamps Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Hamps Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1171:69,6909,084
England521:1,071,50151,923
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Hamps Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hamps occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamps? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,286,243rd most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 66 percent of Hamps live; 66 percent live in Oceania Islands and 66 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Hamps is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 69,690. In Papua New Guinea Hamps is primarily concentrated in: West Sepik, where 69 percent are found and East Sepik, where 31 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea Hamps exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Hamps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hamps has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hamps surname rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Champs911,015/
Hampsh913/
Hamp893,310/
Amps89601/
Hampsch8369/
Champps832/
Champse831/
Hampstd830/
Champ807,296/
Hampe806,460/
Hampp801,526/
Hampf80791/
Homps80149/
Khamp8081/
Hampt8071/
Jamps805/
Hambs803/
Heamp803/
Gamps802/
Hamph800/
Hammp800/
Hemps800/
Amp75115/
Champe731,303/
Chaump73122/
Khampe73116/
Champt7333/
Hampfe7321/
Chambs7314/
Hambsh7312/
Khamph7311/
Chomps739/
Khambs733/
Hamphe732/
Hammpe731/
Champh731/
Chaamp731/
Hambse730/
Chammp730/
Chautemps71543/
Ampe672,477/
Ambs671,871/
Hambsch671,106/
Gamp67581/
Hamb67292/
Omps67271/
Ampt67258/
Homp67191/
Jamp6744/
Autemps6739/
Ampf6733/
Hempsch6731/
Hampová6724/
Amph6715/
Emps6714/
Aump673/
Hanp673/
Ahmp672/
Eamp671/
Atmp671/
Hamv671/

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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
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  • 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 Hamps
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