Harcomb Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Harcomb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Harcomb Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Harcomb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Harcomb is most common in Scotland. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harcomb? popularity and diffusion

Harcomb is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Harcomb live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in Scotland, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,338,454. In Scotland Harcomb is primarily concentrated in: Angus, where 75 percent are found and Perth and Kinross, where 25 percent are found. Not including Scotland this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent are found.

Harcomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Harcomb has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Harcomb surname decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harkcomb931/
Hearcomb930/
Horcomb862/
Hercomb861/
Garcomb861/
Archomb861/
Harcumb860/
Arcomp771/
Hartcamp671/
Harkamp57105/
Hercamp5773/
Haarkamp5346/
Heerckamp501/
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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 Harcomb
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