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 Kamps Salary in
United States
$45,269 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kamps Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamps Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamps (Russian: Кампс) is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur as a variant: Kämps. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamps? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 49,514th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 701,468 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Kamps live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 18 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 4,807 people, or 1 in 16,748. In Germany Kamps is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live and Berlin, where 3 percent live. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 24 percent live.
Kamps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kamps has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,317 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kamps Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kamps surname are 29.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.01% registered to vote for the political 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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