Overkaemping Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Overkaemping Surname User-submission:

The name Overkämping derives from the Lower German word, kamp, which describes the style of irrigating a field by digging trenches around it and flooding them with water to manage irrigation and flood control at the same time.

Therefore the name Overkämping describes someone who owned a field/farm on a small hill besides a kamp.

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Overkaemping Surname Distribution Map

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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany101:8,050,546248,660

Overkaemping Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Overkämping derives from the Lower German word, kamp, which describes the style of irrigating a field by digging trenches around it and flooding them with water to manage irrigation and flood control at the same time.

Therefore the name Overkämping describes someone who owned a field/farm on a small hill besides a kamp.

This is especially prevalent since the name can be traced back roughly to a 100km² radius and most name bearers in the family history have had farms.

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Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Overkemping9656/
Overkamping961/
Overkämping87343/

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