Jemphrey Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Jemphrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jemphrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Jemphrey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jemphrey occurs in Northern Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jemphrey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,323,005th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Jemphrey are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Jemphrey is most prevalent in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 87,859. In Northern Ireland it is most common in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Apart from Northern Ireland Jemphrey occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Jemphrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jemphrey has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Jemphrey surname contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Jemphrey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emphrey9322/
Hemphrey8860/
Jenphrey881/
Jempre860/
Emprey860/
Semprey809/
Jemfrey802/
Hemphry801/
Hemprey800/
Empre7713/
Empry770/
Himphrey752/
Hemphres751/
Hymphrey750/
Hemphrie750/
Henphrey750/
Sempre71664/
Cempre7113/
Hymphreys717/
Hempre717/
Huimphrey712/
Jevrey711/
Emprie711/
Empree711/
Jevhre711/
Hennphrey710/
Emfrey710/
Siempre67159/
Semprie6735/
Hemfrey6733/
Hempres678/
Jemprit675/
Hempree672/
Simprey671/
Henprey671/

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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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  • 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 Jemphrey
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