Kemper Surname

14,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kemper Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the kember,' a wool-comber; v. Kempster, with its feminine terminative as in spinster, Brewster, &c. This seems to be an American variant; v. Kember.

Kemper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany17,1911:4,683557
United States14,3771:25,2113,173
Netherlands2,7261:6,195683
Brazil9801:218,4438,448
Canada3411:108,05211,605
Russia1871:770,71263,938
Austria1151:74,04711,271
Peru1141:278,80810,879
Suriname1091:5,0701,155
Iraq1051:333,5406,405
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
Argentina941:454,71734,122
Australia921:293,43225,879
England851:655,50738,035
Switzerland761:108,06511,329
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Belgium531:216,91827,806
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Croatia451:93,96915,353
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Hungary341:288,71422,080
Chile341:518,13213,148
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
France281:2,372,240182,981
Paraguay251:289,4704,710
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Curaçao141:11,232389
Finland121:458,05828,977
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Israel101:855,76354,181
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China31:455,773,85521,925
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Palau11:21,643223
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8941:17,3532,208

Kemper (1,016) may also be a first name.

Kemper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the kember,' a wool-comber; v. Kempster, with its feminine terminative as in spinster, Brewster, &c. This seems to be an American variant; v. Kember.

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

1 = Kemp (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er.

In Scotland, the term 'kemper’ was generally applied to ‘reapers striving on the harvest-field,’ the act of thus striving for victory being called ‘kempin(g’: cp. Dano-Norwegian Kiæmper, ‘champion,’ ‘fighter,’ ‘wrestler’; and Old English campian, ‘to fight,’ 'strive.’ 2 for Kember, q.v.: cp. Kempster.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) A soldier or warrior; one who combed wool or flax.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. A combatant. See Kemp. 2. A wool-comber.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Kemper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kemper (Arabic: كمبر, Russian: Кемпер) is found most frequently in Germany. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemper? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kemper is the 14,921st most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 195,230 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Kemper reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kemper is also the 251,978th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 1,016 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 17,191 people, or 1 in 4,683. In Germany Kemper is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname exists in 76 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.

Kemper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kemper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kemper last name rose 497 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kemper Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kemper are 13.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.45% being registered with the party.

The amount Kemper earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 140.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 46,656 per year; in South Africa they earn 31.56% more than the national average, earning R 312,636 per year; in United States they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning $44,199 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.25% more than the national average, earning $56,765 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kempfer922,622/
Kaemper92294/
Kuemper92290/
Kempher92247/
Kempper927/
Kemmper922/
Kempere922/
Kiemper921/
Koemper921/
Keemper921/
Kempier921/
Keimper920/
Kmper9124/
Kaempfer86658/
Koempfer8648/
Kemphert8611/
Kaempher868/
Keempfer863/
Khempetr861/
Keampher860/
Kemppier860/
Kiempfer860/
Kamper835,457/
Kämper833,010/
Kümper83618/
Komper83303/
Kimper83189/
Cemper83181/
Kenper838/
Kmpfer837/
Kymper835/
Kempjr831/
Kempre831/
Kæmper831/
Kõmper831/
Khemphetr8010/
Kemperova805/
Kemperová801/
Kempfeert801/
Kaemppfer801/
Kämpfer773,468/
Kampfer771,167/
Kompier77641/
Kampher77625/
Quemper77210/
Kimpere77116/
Kompeer7748/
Kampper777/
Kenpper776/
Kenpfer774/
Khamper772/
Kennper771/
Kimpier771/
Kimperr771/
Chemper771/
Kimpfer771/
Cempher770/
Kemphyr770/
Kampier770/
Keunper770/
Kempferová7512/
Keber732,513/
Kbeer7389/
Kämpfert71180/
Quempper716/
Kaenpfer712/
Kenpfert711/
Kimpeire711/
Khompher711/
Kebere675,185/
Camper674,663/
Comper672,110/
Keuber671,840/
Kebier671,125/
Kieber67740/
Keiber67733/
Kibeer67193/
Keeber67181/
Cimper67179/
Kanper67107/
Kempirova6788/
Kompir6752/
Kebeer6729/
Kompér6720/
Kheber6711/
Keberr676/
Kampir675/
Kinper674/
Knpper673/
Keyber672/
Keaber672/
Kebeir672/
Khbeer672/
Kehver671/
Qumper671/
Cenper671/
Kebher671/
Kbeher671/
Kebetr671/
Kehber671/
Qimper671/
Kkever670/

Kemper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kemper in the Russian language
Кемперkemper-
Kemper in the Arabic language
كمبرkmbr-

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Kemper Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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