Kemm Surname

337,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kemm Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the kerne.' 'Kemb, a stronghold. North England' (Halliwell).

Katherine fil. Kerne, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam Kerne, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Antec' de Kembe, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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Kemm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3201:251,58027,249
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
South Africa1831:296,05328,632
England1391:400,84927,632
Australia641:421,80833,593
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Kemm (62) may also be a first name.

Kemm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the kerne.' 'Kemb, a stronghold. North England' (Halliwell).

Katherine fil. Kerne, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam Kerne, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Antec' de Kembe, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Agnes Kemme, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Kerne, 1379: ibid.

1602. Married — John Kemme and Sara Potter: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1626-7. Edmund Beane and Hannah Kerne: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

Kemm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kemm (Russian: Кемм) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 337,263rd most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,673,577 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Kemm reside; 31 percent reside in Western Europe and 30 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 62 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 251,580. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 74 percent live, Hamburg, where 6 percent live and Saxony, where 4 percent live. Other than Germany this last name exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.

Kemm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kemm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kemm last name grew 386 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 232 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kemm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kemm last name are 3.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kemm earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.83% more than the national average, earning R 370,320 per year; in United States they earn 13.55% less than the national average, earning $37,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.29% less than the national average, earning $44,076 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kemme891,571/
Khemm899/
Kiemm894/
Keimm891/
Kem868,824/
Kheamm801/
Khem7538,629/
Keim7518,218/
Kiem756,976/
Keem755,414/
Keme754,529/
Kehm752,537/
Kimm752,504/
Keam751,071/
Keum75737/
Keym75136/
Cemm7584/
Kymm7524/
Hkem758/
Kkem754/
Kejm752/
Kcem751/
Kqem751/
Khiem671,135/
Keeme67782/
Kheme67728/
Kheam67721/
Kiehm67517/
Keime67451/
Kimme67280/
Kemhe6799/
Keihm6758/
Keame6740/
Kheim6739/
Hkeem6728/
Chemm6726/
Khimm6721/
Kemdt6714/
Kheem6710/
K'Eme677/
Kihmm676/
Khemd673/
Kethm673/
Kemtt672/
Kymme672/
Khetm672/
Kheum672/
Keyme672/
Kquem671/
Keuhm671/
Keemt671/
Khgem671/
Kesmt671/
Kkymm671/
Gkeme671/
Quemm671/
Koimm671/
Khemt671/
Khemh671/
Kejme671/

Kemm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kemm in the Russian language
Кеммkemm-

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