Jemkins Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Jemkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jemkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Jemkins Last Name Facts

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

Jemkins occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jemkins? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Jemkins are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 17 percent reside, Alabama, where 14 percent reside and South Carolina, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The United States Jemkins exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Scotland, where 3 percent reside.

Jemkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jemkins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jemkins last name rose 219 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jemkins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Jemkins earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.47% less than the national average, earning $34,318 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jimkins863/
Semkins860/
Jemkens860/
Emkens7720/
Simkins715,888/
Cimkins711/
Simckins671/
Simkkins670/
Simkens57201/
Simcqins531/

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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 Jemkins
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