Kampsen Surname

583,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Kampsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kampsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4231:856,87765,220
Germany1131:712,43854,203
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kampsen Last Name Facts

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

Kampsen has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kampsen.

How Common Is The Last Name Kampsen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 583,527th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 13,570,849 people. The last name Kampsen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Kampsen reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 423 people, or 1 in 856,877. In The United States it is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 39 percent reside, Kansas, where 7 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States Kampsen occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Kampsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kampsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kampsen last name increased 42,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kampsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kampsen are 11.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.58% registered with the party.

Kampsen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.55% less than the national average, earning $40,753 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Campsen8691/
Kampson8628/
Kampgen8625/
Kampchen8016/
Khampsan801/
Kämpgen71133/
Campson71113/
Kompson7112/
Kampgem711/
Kämpchen67154/
Campshausen673/
Kampchem671/
Campsion670/
Kämpfchen631/
Compson57675/
Coompson53493/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kampsen
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