Kempener Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kempener Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kempener Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1111:152,13722,745
Germany971:829,95360,372
Belgium711:161,92522,307
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Kempener Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kempener is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kempener? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 930,678th most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kempener are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 152,137. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Limburg, where 89 percent are found, Utrecht, where 6 percent are found and North Holland, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 34 percent are found and Belgium, where 25 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Kempener
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