Wample Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wample Surname Definition:

WAMPLE, WEMPLE: Local. A river of England, from wem or uiam, a cleft, a cave, a low place, Gaelic; and poll, a small lake, a pond, and the same in Welsh.

Wample Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Wample Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

WAMPLE, WEMPLE: Local. A river of England, from wem or uiam, a cleft, a cave, a low place, Gaelic; and poll, a small lake, a pond, and the same in Welsh.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Wample Last Name Facts

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

Wample is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wample? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,605,694th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. Wample is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wample reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 6,712,202. In The United States Wample is most numerous in: Delaware, where 30 percent reside, California, where 22 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 20 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Wample Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wample has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wample last name decreased 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wample Last Name Statistics demography

Wample earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.1% more than the national average, earning $48,370 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamplet923/
Wampley921/
Wampfle920/
Wamples920/
Wampfler86544/
Whampler863/
Weampler861/
Waumpler860/
Wemple831,207/
Vample83102/
Bample832/
Womple831/
Wamply830/
Wompler7719/
Wanpler779/
Vamplet779/
Vampley774/
Wanpele771/
Wompleh771/
Vamplez771/
Wanplet770/
Whemple770/
Waichimplee711/
Wainpele711/
Vampli679/
Bampli673/
Wonple671/
Vemple671/

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