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 is found most in Northern Ireland. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jemphrey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,323,005th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Jemphrey reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 87,859. In Northern Ireland Jemphrey is most frequent in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Northern Ireland this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Jemphrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jemphrey has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Jemphrey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Jemphrey last name is primarily 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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  • 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 Jemphrey
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