Kember Surname

218,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Kember Surname Definition:

(1) Occup 'the comber,' a wool-comber; compare Kembester, now Kempster, a female wool-comber, (a) Local, 'of Kimber.' South Kimber in Cornwall The first is the more probable origin; v. Kemper.

1617. John Neave and Thomasine Kember: Marriage Lic.

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Kember Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7711:72,2678,263
Australia2571:105,04211,793
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
Canada1481:248,95723,668
New Zealand1011:44,8357,402
Israel801:106,97012,128
Turkey671:1,161,51449,914
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Wales231:134,5459,804
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3271:74,5428,168
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Kember (320) may also be a first name.

Kember Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) Occup 'the comber,' a wool-comber; compare Kembester, now Kempster, a female wool-comber, (a) Local, 'of Kimber.' South Kimber in Cornwall The first is the more probable origin; v. Kemper.

1617. John Neave and Thomasine Kember: Marriage Lic. (London).

1779. Married — Thomas Kimber and Alice Hastings: St. George, Hanover Square.

— — George Mansfield and Elizabeth Kember: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) (Wool- or Flax-) Comber [from Middle English kemben, Old English ceniban, to comb]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Identical with either Kemper or Kimber.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A place in Cornwall is called South Kimber.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From South Kimber; from kûm-ber, the little valley, defile, or pass. Kûm-ver would mean the great valley.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Kimber: John Kimber, senior alderman of Newbury, died in 1793 at the age of 85; pursuant to his will twelve almshouses were built in Newbury at an expense of nearly £2,000 ("History of Newbury"). Kimber is still a Newbury name. Nicholas Kimber was mayor of Marlborough, Wilts, in 1711 (Waylen's "Marlborough"). In 1818 died Mr. John Kimber, an old farmer of Chailey, Sussex, who was noted for his expensive tastes in the purchase of costly books and scientific instruments (Lower's "Sussex").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Kember Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kember (Russian: Кембер) is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kember? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 218,820th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,895,000 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Kember reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles. Kember is also the 490,671st most commonly used first name globally, held by 320 people.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 771 people, or 1 in 72,267. In England Kember is mostly found in: Kent, where 33 percent are found, Greater London, where 18 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 8 percent are found. Aside from England it is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Kember Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kember has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Kember last name expanded 236 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 513 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kember Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kember surname are 9.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kember earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 127.94% more than the national average, earning R 541,680 per year; in United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.03% more than the national average, earning $49,700 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kembere929/
Kiember928/
Keamber922/
Kembeur921/
Kenmber921/
Kemmber920/
Keimber920/
Kmber913/
Keumbeur861/
Kemberht860/
Kimber8313,739/
Kamber836,651/
Komber83693/
Kenber83344/
Kembir83213/
Cember83134/
Kümber8362/
Kymber832/
Kambeer77336/
Kimbere7746/
Chember7739/
Kambier7728/
Khomber7716/
Kembire7714/
Khamber775/
Komberh772/
Kimmber772/
Kemmper772/
Kimbier772/
Kmbeerh771/
Kimberr771/
Kambher771/
Kamberr771/
Kennber771/
Kaenber770/
Koenber770/
Qmber731/
Cmber730/
Quiember712/
Koimbere711/
Kembaire711/
Comber673,397/
Kambir671,666/
Qamber671,337/
Camber67798/
Kimbir67170/
Cimber67126/
Qumber6768/
Kinber6742/
Qemberova6723/
Cenber6718/
Kombir6717/
Kenberova6712/
Kymbyr675/
Qenber674/
Cmbere671/
Kimberova671/
Cembir671/

Kember Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kember in the Russian language
Кемберkember-

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