Kamst Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kamst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3471:48,6668,337
Australia281:964,13257,058
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Kamst Last Name Facts

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

Kamst occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamst? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kamst is the 746,827th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Kamst are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kamst is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 347 people, or 1 in 48,666. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Drenthe, where 21 percent live, Overijssel, where 21 percent live and Groningen, where 20 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamste911/
Kamshte831/
Kamsthe831/
Komst8079/
Camst804/
Qamst802/
Kemst800/
Comst606/
Kamjd601/
Comstz550/

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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
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  • 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 Kamst
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