Quambusch Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Quambusch Surname User-submission:

It comes from the Old German 'kvarn' (Mill) and then 'busch'. Kvarn having become kvam und Quam ( r-n are often smoothed down to m ) and this means 'mill near the bush'.

Quambusch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1891:425,95538,510
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Quambusch Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It comes from the Old German 'kvarn' (Mill) and then 'busch'. Kvarn having become kvam und Quam ( r-n are often smoothed down to m ) and this means 'mill near the bush'.

- anonymous submission

Quambusch Last Name Facts

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

Quambusch is found most in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quambusch? popularity and diffusion

The surname Quambusch is the 1,168,344th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Quambusch live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 425,955. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent are found, Hesse, where 14 percent are found and Bavaria, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Germany it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Quambusch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quambusch has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Quambusch last name fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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