Kampf Surname

102,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Kampf Surname Definition:

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

Kampf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0791:38,7235,130
United States1,4441:251,01023,852
Brazil1571:1,363,53146,236
France1401:474,44867,240
Canada1001:368,45633,054
Russia771:1,871,728119,355
Australia751:359,94330,133
Austria711:119,93616,774
Sweden691:142,70710,073
Netherlands661:255,86632,556
Denmark641:88,1998,478
Czechia471:226,24431,645
Hungary371:265,30520,779
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
England211:2,653,24194,788
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1861:269,99321,996

The alternate forms: Kämpf (5,010) are calculated separately.

Kampf 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

Kampf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kampf (Russian: Кампф) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Kämpf. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kampf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 102,572nd most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,587,355 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Kampf live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Kampf is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 2,079 people, or 1 in 38,723. In Germany Kampf is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found, Bavaria, where 11 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Germany it exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Kampf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kampf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kampf surname rose 776 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kampf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kampf surname is primarily Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kampf surname are 17.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kampf earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 20.71% less than the national average, earning R 188,424 per year; in United States they earn 12.12% more than the national average, earning $48,379 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.15% more than the national average, earning $62,177 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kämpf935,010/
Kaempf911,033/
Kampff91417/
Kampfe91276/
Kaimpf918/
Keampf912/
Kampfs910/
Kaumpf910/
Kamp8923,311/
Kamf89104/
Kaempff8357/
Kampffe834/
Kempf8033,707/
Kampe806,263/
Kamph80598/
Khamf80415/
Kömpf80310/
Kampp80306/
Kompf80220/
Kaump80137/
Campf8097/
Khamp8081/
Kampz8039/
Kaimp8020/
Kamfe809/
Kanpf805/
Kaemp802/
Kamwp801/
Kampb801/
Kgamp801/
Kaumf800/
Keamp800/
Kamfh800/
Kamff800/
Kampfová7759/
Kampfova772/
Kämpfe731,300/
Kempff73741/
Khampe73116/
Kompfe7330/
Khamph7311/
Kasemp739/
Campff738/
Kamppe736/
Kamphe735/
Kaampe734/
Kanpff732/
Koempf732/
Kampss732/
Kaemph732/
Kaemff731/
Kathmp731/
Kemppf731/
Kampch731/
Kkampe731/
Kampsz731/
Kompff730/
Kemphf730/
Kahmpt730/
Keamph730/
Kemp67130,784/
Camp6751,169/
Kamb674,830/
Komp671,857/
Kanp67609/
Kampova6782/
Kampová6777/
Kemf6744/
Kömp6743/
Kanf6716/
Kämpffe6710/
Kamv675/
Kampowa675/
Kämp674/
Camf673/
Kasimpe671/
Komf671/
Kamphth671/
Kapw671/
Kaseemf671/
Kassimp671/
Kamw671/

Kampf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kampf in the Russian language
Кампфkampf-

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Kampf Reference & Research

Name Meanings - The name's description in Flemish (Dutch).

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kampf
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