Gempton Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Gempton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gempton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand731:62,0329,583
England391:1,428,66862,556
Australia301:899,85754,700
Cook Islands61:3,030708
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Guernsey21:16,3281,834

Gempton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gempton (Russian: Гемптон) is borne by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gempton.

How Common Is The Last Name Gempton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gempton is the 1,391,595th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname Gempton is primarily found in Oceania, where 69 percent of Gempton live; 66 percent live in Australasia and 66 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most commonly used in New Zealand, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 62,032. In New Zealand it is mostly found in: Hawke's Bay Region, where 47 percent are found, Auckland Region, where 11 percent are found and Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 11 percent are found. Not including New Zealand this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 19 percent are found.

Gempton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gempton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Empton921/
Hempton86502/
Gampton860/
Khempton801/
Sempthon801/
Ceampton800/
Ceempton800/
Impton7739/
Simpton71127/
Hemptom713/
Himpton711/
Senpton711/
Scimpton670/
Hainpton530/

Gempton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gempton in the Russian language
Гемптонgempton-

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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 Gempton
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