Kamps Surname
Approximately 10,389 people bear this surname
Kamps Surname Definition:
(English, German) The warrior or soldier; also an athlete or wrestler.
Kamps Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,807 | 1:16,748 | 2,215 |
| Netherlands | 2,543 | 1:6,641 | 754 |
| United States | 2,490 | 1:145,566 | 15,028 |
| Canada | 185 | 1:199,165 | 19,489 |
| Thailand | 81 | 1:872,078 | 137,928 |
| Belgium | 59 | 1:194,858 | 25,672 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 189 | 1:265,707 | 21,729 |
The alternate forms: Kämps (1) are calculated separately.
Kamps (18) may also be a first name.
Kamps Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English, German) The warrior or soldier; also an athlete or wrestler.
Kamps Demographics
Average Male Kamps Height
179.57 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kamps Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamps Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kamps (Russian: Кампс) is most common in Germany. It may also appear as: Kämps. Click here for further potential spellings of Kamps.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamps? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 49,514th most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 701,468 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Kamps are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kamps is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 18 people.
This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 4,807 people, or 1 in 16,748. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found and Berlin, where 3 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 24 percent are found.
Kamps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kamps has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,317 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kamps Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kamps last name are 29.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.01% registered with the party.
The amount Kamps earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 82.14% more than the national average, earning 630,357 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 86.06% more than the national average, earning R 442,152 per year; in United States they earn 4.91% more than the national average, earning $45,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $51,896 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kämps | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kampse | 91 | 5 | / |
| Kaemps | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kampss | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kampsz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kampfs | 91 | 0 | / |
| Camps | 80 | 17,983 | / |
| Kemps | 80 | 2,740 | / |
| Kambs | 80 | 58 | / |
| Kampz | 80 | 39 | / |
| Komps | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kanps | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kompst | 73 | 44 | / |
| Campss | 73 | 16 | / |
| Campse | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kempfs | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khambs | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kampch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keemps | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kempss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Campps | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kompsp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kanpse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kambse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kainps | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kompsh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kõps | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kampche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kompsch | 67 | 1 | / |
Kamps Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamps in the Russian language | ||
| Кампс | kamps | - |
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Footnotes
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