Kampe Surname

78,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kampe Surname Definition:

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

Kampe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,5781:22,5002,978
United States9431:384,36833,876
India7681:998,78342,181
Poland2061:184,50825,151
Latvia1431:14,3362,130
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
Uganda541:722,95035,796
Canada511:722,46357,796
Australia501:539,91440,287
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Slovakia351:152,47027,208
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Estonia191:69,56912,771
England131:4,286,005132,302
Austria111:774,13064,097
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Montenegro91:71,0633,870
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
France21:33,211,361423,184
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:361,28527,442

The alternate forms: Kämpe (863) are calculated separately.

Kampe (328) may also be a first name.

Kampe 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

Kampe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kampe (Hindi: कम्पे, Marathi: कंपे, Oriya: କାେ, Russian: Кампе) is found most frequently in Germany. It can appear as: Kämpe. Click here for further possible spellings of Kampe.

How Common Is The Last Name Kampe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 78,040th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,163,587 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Kampe are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kampe is also the 484,112th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 328 people.

Kampe is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 3,578 people, or 1 in 22,500. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 25 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 16 percent are found. Besides Germany it is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.

Kampe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kampe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kampe surname grew 678 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kampe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kampe last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.16% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kampe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.57% less than the national average, earning R 84,192 per year; in United States they earn 8.68% more than the national average, earning $46,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.57% more than the national average, earning $51,954 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kämpe93863/
Kgampe911,032/
Kampeu91393/
Kampfe91276/
Kaempe91213/
Khampe91116/
Kampei91109/
Kampie9195/
Kampee9149/
Kampey9139/
Kamppe916/
Kamphe915/
Kaampe914/
Kampea913/
Kampeh911/
Kampep911/
Kkampe911/
Kamp8923,311/
Kaempfe83369/
Kgamphe83105/
Khampet8345/
Kampeas8344/
Khampee8341/
Kamphey8319/
Kampper837/
Kampech835/
Khampei834/
Kampeis834/
Khamper832/
Kampeth832/
Kaempee831/
Khamped831/
Kampfee831/
Kasimpe831/
Khaempe831/
Kaumpei831/
Kampeyz831/
Kamphee831/
Kampa8016,379/
Kempe8013,244/
Kampi807,717/
Kampf804,591/
Campe802,019/
Kompe80791/
Kamph80598/
Kampp80306/
Kaump80137/
Khamp8081/
Kanpe8052/
Kampy8041/
Kampz8039/
Kömpe8030/
Kaimp8020/
Qampe8013/
Kgamp801/
Keamp800/
Kampetch7723/
Khamphee7716/
Kampeová7712/
Khampech775/
Khampeas771/
Kassempe771/
Kampujje771/
Kampheat771/
Kahmpech771/
Keampher770/
Camper734,663/
Khampa732,995/
Kämpfe731,300/
Campet73796/
Campey73630/
Kamppi73438/
Kampai73398/
Campea73361/
Kampui73218/
Campes73206/
Kampih73158/
Kempfe73132/
Kampaa73119/
Campei73114/
Kemppe73108/
Kampay73108/
Kgampi73101/
Campie7372/
Kempeh7371/
Campez7356/
Kampoy7352/
Kampha7349/
Kaimpa7349/
Kgompe7346/
Keampi7342/
Kuimpe7342/
Kompie7340/
Kempey7338/
Kanpei7331/
Kompfe7330/
Kampuy7327/
Kampoa7326/
Gkampa7325/
Koumpe7322/
Kampyi7322/
Kaumpi7321/
Kanpee7318/
Kompeh7315/
Kempie7314/
Kampio7314/
Camped7314/
Kamppa7313/
Khamph7311/
Kaampa7310/
Kaampi7310/
Kasemp739/
Kanpea739/
Kaimpi738/
Kaimpf738/
Kamphi737/
Gkampi737/
Khampi736/
Kemphe735/
Campeu735/
Qampie735/
Kampoj733/
Khompe733/
Campee733/
Kampss732/
Khampy732/
Keampf732/
Kempee732/
Kampoi732/
Kompee732/
Kaumpa732/
Kampii732/
Khempe732/
Kathmp731/
Kemmpe731/
Kampfa731/
Kanmpa731/
Kanpie731/
Kanppe731/
Kompea731/
Kanpeh731/
Keampa731/
Kempeu731/
Kanpeu731/
Kampaj731/
Kampsz731/
Kampyo731/
Kkampi731/
Kõmper731/
Qhampe731/
Kampch731/
Kanped731/
Kampys731/
Kempei731/
Keamph730/
Kahmpt730/
Kammpa730/
Kaumpf730/
Kampfs730/
Kamphy730/
Khampetch716/
Kamphetch712/
Kheampech711/
Kheamphet711/
Camp6751,169/
Khampha6711,617/
Kabe6710,054/
Campher675,595/
Kamb674,830/
Kämpfer673,468/
Komp671,857/
Khamphi67958/
Kanp67609/
Campech67527/
Khanpet67183/
Campeas67179/
Kampaya67154/
Campeis67153/
Kampova6782/
Kampová6777/
Khampio6773/
Kanphet6772/
Kompeer6748/
Gkampis6748/
Khampai6744/
Khampui6743/
Kasempi6723/
Kompehe6723/
Caamped6719/
Kampaha6712/
Keanpet6710/
Kamphai6710/
Kanpher679/
Campeiz678/
Kanpech678/
Koumpie677/
Khampay677/
Campfer676/
Kampowa675/
Kamv675/
Khampoi675/
Kamphui675/
Campess674/
Kahumpi674/
Khampuy674/
Koompee674/
Khompee674/
Khampis672/
Khampoy672/
Kaunpet672/
Kamphis671/
Kamphth671/
Campett671/
Camphey671/
Kempeah671/
Kehmpeh671/
Kassimp671/
Kanpeha671/
Kampais671/
Komphes671/
Koumpea671/
Koumpes671/
Gkampai671/
Kgomphe671/
Kampaai671/
Camhper671/
Kamphay671/
Kanpeer671/
Kanpeth671/
Kaemppi671/
Komphet671/
Khanpie671/
Khempey671/
Khemphe671/
Kaunped671/
Campper670/
Caamper670/

Kampe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kampe in the Hindi language
कम्पेkampe-
Kampe in the Oriya language
କାେkae-
Kampe in the Marathi language
कंपेkampe-
Kampe in the Russian language
Кампеkampe-

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