Kempel Surname

67,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kempel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kempel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4,2771:33,6974,577
Germany9121:88,27411,126
Belarus7171:13,2512,070
United States5981:606,11949,257
Denmark2641:21,3812,154
Kazakhstan1571:112,62712,106
Indonesia1021:1,296,56190,231
Argentina901:474,92735,376
Canada831:443,92338,562
Israel431:199,01519,367
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Austria251:340,61736,996
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

Kempel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kempel (Russian: Кемпель) is most common in Russia. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kempel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 67,191st most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 983,607 people. The surname Kempel is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Kempel are found; 52 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 52 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 4,277 people, or 1 in 33,697. In Russia Kempel is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 22 percent are found, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 6 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Besides Russia this surname exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 12 percent are found and Belarus, where 10 percent are found.

Kempel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kempel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kempel surname rose 554 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kempel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kempel surname is chiefly Orthodox (94%) in Russia, Orthodox (94%) in Belarus and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kempel surname are 17.09% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 63.86% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kempel earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $42,372 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $48,990 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuempel92381/
Koempel92164/
Kemppel9254/
Kempell9227/
Kkempel921/
Kiempel920/
Kempfel920/
Kempl91173/
Kaempfel8622/
Koemmpel8611/
Kuempfel8610/
Kemppell861/
Kuempiel861/
Kimpel833,392/
Kümpel832,009/
Kampel83884/
Cempel83690/
Kömpel83347/
Kompel83204/
Kempil8312/
Kympel835/
Kűmpel831/
Kenpel830/
Keumpl830/
Kempelova801/
Kümpfel77131/
Kompiel77126/
Kimpell7744/
Kimpoel7736/
Kampehl7728/
Kimpfel7728/
Kompell7715/
Kömmpel7711/
Kampell777/
Kämpfel775/
Kampuel773/
Chempel773/
Kimpelt771/
Gkompel771/
Ketempl771/
Kimpiel770/
Keinpel770/
Kompfel770/
Koenpel770/
Kampl73822/
Kebel73216/
Kympl7332/
Kimpl7317/
Keevl731/
Cempl731/
Keebl730/
Khampael711/
Kemplová711/
Keeble677,692/
Kiebel67725/
Keibel67496/
Compel67336/
Campel67197/
Kampfl67164/
Kampil6788/
Kebell6779/
Kehbel6739/
Keybel6730/
Knppel6719/
Cimpel6711/
Kompil678/
Kebiel676/
Khebel676/
Keebel673/
Kümpelová673/
Keubel672/
Kűmpelová671/
Kämpfl671/
Konpel671/
Keebil671/
Kebelt671/
Keevll671/
Keabel670/
Cmpell670/
Kinpel670/

Kempel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kempel in the Russian language
Кемпельkempel-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kempel
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