Kamfor Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kamfor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamfor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Kámfor (32) are calculated separately.

Kamfor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kamfor (Russian: Камфор) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Kámfor. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamfor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Kamfor are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kamfor is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Kamfor is mostly found in: New Jersey, where 86 percent live and New York, where 14 percent live. Outside of The United States Kamfor is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 38 percent live and Ukraine, where 13 percent live.

Kamfor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kamfor has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kamfor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kamfor are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Kamfor earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 186.8% more than the national average, earning $123,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kámfor9432/
Kamford9213/
Kamfore928/
Kamfoor921/
Khamfore8667/
Kampford860/
Kamfar83799/
Komfor8355/
Kamfur836/
Kanfor836/
Kemfor832/
Camfor831/
Camfort7739/
Kamphor776/
Camford775/
Khanfor774/
Kanfour774/
Kanfoor773/
Kaimfar771/
Kompfor771/
Komfuor771/
Kampfar770/
Khanfour71536/
Campfort7198/
Komforth7111/
Khamphor716/
Kamphour712/
Kamphort712/
Khamfard711/
Keamphor711/
Kahnfour711/
Kanfoire711/
Khanfoor711/
Kaempfar711/
Campford711/
Kanfoure711/
Kainford710/
Konfor67906/
Kanfar67701/
Canfor6748/
Comfor6728/
Kanforova6718/
Kanfur671/
Kainfoure671/
Qamfar671/
Khanfoure671/
Khamphour671/
Khamphoer671/

Kamfor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamfor in the Russian language
Камфорkamfor-

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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 Kamfor
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