Kambestad Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
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'.
Read More About This SurnameKambestad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 106 | 1:48,512 | 6,954 |
| United States | 85 | 1:4,264,223 | 227,504 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Kambestad Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
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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Average Kambestad Salary in
United States
$57,697 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kambestad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kambestad Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kambestad is most common in Norway. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kambestad click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kambestad? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,210,518th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Kambestad live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 48,512. In Norway Kambestad 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. Other than Norway Kambestad is found in 4 countries. It also occurs 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 number of people bearing the Kambestad last name increased 944 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kambestad Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kambestad last name are 26.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.68% 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.
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