Kempell Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Kempell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kempell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Kempell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kempell (Russian: Кемпьелл) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kempell? popularity and diffusion

Kempell is the 3,798,600th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Kempell is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Kempell reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England it is most frequent in: Oxfordshire, where 41 percent are found, East Sussex, where 35 percent are found and Buckinghamshire, where 6 percent are found. Barring England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Russia, where 7 percent are found.

Kempell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kempell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kempell surname contracted 54 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kemppell931/
Kempel927,409/
Kuempel86381/
Koempel86164/
Kemppel8654/
Kimpell8644/
Kompell8615/
Kampell867/
Kkempel861/
Kempfel860/
Kiempel860/
Kempl83173/
Kaempfel8022/
Koemmpel8011/
Kuempfel8010/
Kuempiel801/
Kimpel773,392/
Kümpel772,009/
Kampel77884/
Cempel77690/
Kömpel77347/
Kompel77204/
Kebell7779/
Kempil7712/
Kympel775/
Keevll771/
Kűmpel771/
Keumpl770/
Kenpel770/
Cmpell770/
Kempelova751/
Campell711,356/
Kümpfel71131/
Kompiel71126/
Kimpoel7136/
Kampehl7128/
Kimpfel7128/
Compell7124/
Kömmpel7111/
Kämpfel715/
Chempel713/
Kampuel713/
Kebelle712/
Gkompel711/
Kimpelt711/
Ketempl711/
Koenpel710/
Kampill710/
Cmmpell710/
Kompfel710/
Keinpel710/
Kimpiel710/
Kampl67822/
Cambpell67234/
Kebel67216/
Kympl6732/
Camppell6719/
Kimpl6717/
Campeell674/
Cempl671/
Campoell671/
Campaell671/
Kemplová671/
Keevl671/
Khampael671/
Keebl670/
Cammpell670/
Combpell670/

Kempell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kempell in the Russian language
Кемпьеллkempell-

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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 Kempell
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