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
The surname Kamps (Russian: Кампс) occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kämps. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamps? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 49,514th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 701,468 people. Kamps is primarily found 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 commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.
Kamps is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 4,807 people, or 1 in 16,748. In Germany Kamps is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Berlin, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 24 percent reside.
Kamps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kamps has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kamps surname 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 bearing the Kamps surname are 29.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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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