Kamp Surname

23,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kamp Surname Definition:

(English, German) The warrior or soldier; also an athlete or wrestler.

Kamp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,3991:8,5651,054
United States5,5681:65,0977,613
Netherlands5,3731:3,143258
Denmark8681:6,503596
France2341:283,85843,588
Australia2341:115,36612,799
Canada2151:171,37517,189
Papua New Guinea1561:52,2676,566
South Africa1451:373,63933,668
Sweden1091:90,3376,599
India1081:7,102,457156,472
Belgium911:126,33718,388
Austria871:97,87914,223
Norway741:69,4909,776
Suriname701:7,8951,936
England641:870,59545,570
Czechia591:180,22826,726
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Greenland141:4,027416
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
China41:341,830,39216,990
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Macau11:601,6301,582
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8881:56,5536,314

The alternate forms: Kämp (4) are calculated separately.

Kamp (257) may also be a first name.

Kamp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, German) The warrior or soldier; also an athlete or wrestler.

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

Kamp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamp (Bengali: কম্প, Hindi: कम्प, Marathi: कंप, Oriya: ଅମିତ, Russian: Камп) is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kämp. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamp? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 23,250th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 312,623 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Kamp are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kamp is also the 555,528th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 257 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 9,399 people, or 1 in 8,565. In Germany Kamp is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 69 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 23 percent reside.

Kamp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kamp has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 627 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kamp Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kamp surname are 20.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.37% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kamp earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 11.25% less than the national average, earning 307,150 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.52% more than the national average, earning R 274,524 per year; in United States they earn 6.55% more than the national average, earning $45,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.86% less than the national average, earning $47,270 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kämp924/
Kampe896,263/
Kampf894,591/
Kamph89598/
Kampp89306/
Kaump89137/
Khamp8981/
Kampz8939/
Kaimp8920/
Kaemp892/
Kgamp891/
Keamp890/
Kaempf801,033/
Kampfe80276/
Khampe80116/
Khamph8011/
Kasemp809/
Kaimpf808/
Kamppe806/
Kamphe805/
Kaampe804/
Kampss802/
Kaemph802/
Keampf802/
Kathmp801/
Kampsz801/
Kkampe801/
Kampch801/
Keamph800/
Kahmpt800/
Kaumpf800/
Kampfs800/
Kemp75130,784/
Camp7551,169/
Kamb754,830/
Komp751,857/
Kanp75609/
Kömp7543/
Kamv755/
Kampova7382/
Kampová7377/
Kampowa735/
Kamphth731/
Kasimpe731/
Kassimp731/
Kempf6733,707/
Camps6717,983/
Kämpf675,010/
Campe672,019/
Kaumb671,353/
Kämpe67863/
Kompe67791/
Kemph67523/
Kömpf67310/
Kompf67220/
Kaimb67141/
Campf6797/
Khamb6781/
Khanp6775/
Kempp6762/
Kampfová6759/
Kambs6758/
Kanpe6752/
Kanpp6735/
Keimp6735/
Kompp6732/
Kömpe6730/
Koimp6723/
Camph6720/
Campt6717/
Komph6715/
Keemp6713/
Qampe6713/
Kanph6710/
Kambh679/
Kuimp678/
Campp675/
Koump675/
Koemp675/
Cammp675/
Kanpf675/
Kaamb675/
Caimp674/
Ceamp673/
Kempė673/
Quamp673/
Komps672/
Kampfova672/
Kaipd671/
Hkemp671/
Kompt671/
Kanps671/
Khampova671/
Kassempe671/
Kaymb671/
Kamvh671/
Kämps671/
Kombp671/
Khomp671/
Caump670/
Keump670/
Kammb670/

Kamp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamp in the Bengali language
কম্পkampa-
Kamp in the Hindi language
कम्पkampa-
Kamp in the Oriya language
ଅମିତamita-
Kamp in the Marathi language
कंपkampa-
Kamp in the Russian language
Кампkamp-

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