Kambestad Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kambestad Surname User-submission:

The Kambestad surname comes from the farm Kambestad in the Hardanger fiord, West of Norway. It refers to a kambe, a piece of rock sticking out in the mountain above the farm. Stad means 'place', so the meaning is 'the place under the protruding mountain'.

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Kambestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1061:48,5126,954
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Kambestad Surname Meaning

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The Kambestad surname comes from the farm Kambestad in the Hardanger fiord, West of Norway. It refers to a kambe, a piece of rock sticking out in the mountain above the farm. Stad means 'place', so the meaning is 'the place under the protruding mountain'.

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Kambestad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kambestad is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kambestad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kambestad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,210,518th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Kambestad live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Kambestad is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 48,512. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 63 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 25 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 9 percent are found. Not including Norway Kambestad is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 44 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Kambestad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kambestad has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 944 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kambestad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kambestad surname are 26.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.68% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kambestad earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.96% less than the national average, earning 322,000 kr per year and in United States they earn 33.72% more than the national average, earning $57,697 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kambostad892/
Kambeta882,091/
Khambeta821/
Khambetai781/
Kambita751,762/
Kombeta7522/
Cambeta757/
Kambeto757/
Cambetas7151/
Khambita7125/
Cambista7116/
Cambetta7111/
Kambaita719/
Combesta719/
Kambetto712/
Kombetta711/
Khambaita6796/
Khambayta675/
Khambhita671/

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