Kamm Surname

50,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Kamm Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller on the ridge or crest of a mountain.

Kamm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,9891:16,1372,125
United States3,1711:114,30412,359
Switzerland1,0981:7,4801,194
France2131:311,84447,518
Poland861:441,96245,671
Estonia691:19,1573,287
Canada661:558,26746,632
England621:898,67846,462
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Australia271:999,84158,390
Paraguay251:289,4704,710
India251:30,682,615377,978
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Austria141:608,24554,975
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Israel91:950,84857,975
Guam81:20,0153,029
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2541:197,71117,239

Kamm (170) may also be a first name.

Kamm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller on the ridge or crest of a mountain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kamm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kamm (Hindi: कम्म, Russian: Камм) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kamm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamm? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 50,225th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 712,928 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Kamm reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 701,320th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 170 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 4,989 people, or 1 in 16,137. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 45 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Germany it occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Switzerland, where 11 percent reside.

Kamm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kamm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kamm surname rose 1,248 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 6,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kamm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kamm surname are 8.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.84% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kamm earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.54% less than the national average, earning R 53,376 per year; in United States they earn 15.7% more than the national average, earning $49,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.92% more than the national average, earning $54,610 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khamm89338/
Kamme89306/
Kaumm892/
Kam86119,483/
Khamme8077/
Kaimme801/
Kammth801/
Khaumm801/
Kheamm801/
Kham75193,001/
Kaim7513,149/
Kame757,130/
Kaum755,487/
Kkam754,181/
Camm754,142/
Komm751,810/
Keam751,071/
Kaam75689/
Kahm75506/
Kamh75502/
Kaym75170/
Kajm7559/
Hkam7540/
Kcam7526/
Qamm754/
Qkam751/
Ckam751/
Gkam751/
Kammová738/
Kayım672,584/
Kaume672,115/
Kaime671,192/
Kheam67721/
Kaham67563/
Komme67461/
Khame67443/
Khaim67154/
Khaam67150/
Kahum67115/
Kommm6765/
Khaum6759/
Khamh6757/
Keame6740/
Hkaim6733/
Khomm6730/
Kayme6729/
Camme6726/
Kaamt6725/
Kauum6723/
Kaame6720/
Kamhe6717/
Hkamh6714/
Kaimt676/
Kaaim673/
Kaasm673/
Quamm672/
Caumm672/
Khaym672/
Qaumm672/
Keimm671/
Kattm671/
Kamšs671/
Kcame671/
Kgaim671/
Kaijm671/
Hkamt671/
Kamhs671/
Kahmt671/
Koimm671/

Kamm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamm in the Hindi language
कम्मkam'ma66.67
कंमkamma33.33
Kamm in the Russian language
Каммkamm-

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