Kemker Surname

469,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kemker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4101:196,35522,641
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Netherlands1331:126,97119,799
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Kemker Last Name Facts

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

Kemker occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 469,321st most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 10,178,137 people. Kemker is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Kemker are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 410 people, or 1 in 196,355. In Germany Kemker is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 53 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent live and Berlin, where 9 percent live. Barring Germany it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and The Netherlands, where 19 percent live.

Kemker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kemker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,408 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kemker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kemker last name are 35.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.35% registered with the political party.

Kemker earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1% less than the national average, earning $42,717 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kemkere922/
Kaemker921/
Khemker921/
Kimker83169/
Kamker8316/
Komker836/
Kämker836/
Khamker77100/
Kyomker771/
Kamåker771/
Khamkker711/
Kahamker711/
Komkir679/
Camker673/
Kamkir672/
Khamkhear671/
Khamkir621/
Kimkaire571/
Cemcir5042/
Camkir507/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kemker
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