Jemp Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jemp Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jemp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Jemp (27) may also be a first name.

Jemp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jemp is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jemp? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jemp is the 5,587,209th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Jemp occurs mostly in Europe, where 33 percent of Jemp reside; 33 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 33 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 27 people.

The last name Jemp is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Jemp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jemp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jemp last name fell 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jempe89167/
Jempf8924/
Jemps895/
Jempt890/
Emp8681/
Jmp8617/
Tjempe8030/
Djempe802/
Jhempe801/
Jeemps801/
Zemp754,614/
Hemp752,153/
Semp75609/
Gemp75136/
Emph7555/
Cemp757/
Enmp755/
Djmp755/
Jhmp752/
Jymp752/
Yemp752/
Jenp752/
Jmpf751/
Jmbp751/
Jemb751/
Cjmp751/
Emmp751/
Iemp751/
Tjeempe731/
Hempe672,641/
Sempf67967/
Gempp67482/
Chemp67101/
Hempt6771/
Gempe6770/
Semph6759/
Gempf6752/
Hemph6726/
Yempe6718/
Gempt6713/
Hempp6710/
Hempf678/
Jimpe677/
Jimph675/
Siemp674/
Jimps674/
Heamp673/
Ceamp673/
Jeanp672/
Gemps672/
Zuemp671/
Djemb671/
Zemps671/
Jhemb671/
Jembs671/
Jenpz671/
Soemp671/
Jmpfp671/
Hemps670/
Seamp670/

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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
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  • 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 Jemp
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