Kempenaers Surname

440,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Kempenaers Surname User-submission:

The surname Kempenaers means 'Kempen inhabitants' in Dutch. De Kempen (in Dutch) is a region on either side of the border between Belgium and the Netherlands. The Belgian part is located in the provinces of Limburg, Antwerp and Flemish Brabant, while the Dutch part is in the south of the province of North Brabant.

Kempenaers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium7121:16,1472,478
France411:1,620,066149,911
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kempenaers Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kempenaers means 'Kempen inhabitants' in Dutch. De Kempen (in Dutch) is a region on either side of the border between Belgium and the Netherlands. The Belgian part is located in the provinces of Limburg, Antwerp and Flemish Brabant, while the Dutch part is in the south of the province of North Brabant.

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Kempenaers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kempenaers is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kempenaers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 440,964th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,391,167 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kempenaers reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kempenaers is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is borne by 712 people, or 1 in 16,147. In Belgium Kempenaers is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Belgium this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 5 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

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