Hampster Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Hampster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hampster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Hampster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hampster occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hampster? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hampster is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Hampster occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Hampster reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Hampster is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Hampster is mostly found in: California, where 20 percent reside, Florida, where 20 percent reside and Georgia, where 20 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent reside and New Zealand, where 13 percent reside.

Hampster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hampster has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hampster surname declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hambster884/
Hampsted881/
Hempster881/
Hampstead82498/
Champstes821/
Heampsted820/
Empster801/
Ambster800/
Ampstead7515/
Hembster751/
Hompstead7160/
Aibester6318/
Ambsta575/
Ambshta539/
Aumbsta531/

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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 Hampster
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