Kempers Surname

166,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kempers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kempers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,7901:9,4341,225
Germany4051:198,77922,866
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Canada861:428,43737,472
Australia681:396,99632,204
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Kempers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kempers (Russian: Кемперс) has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kempers.

How Common Is The Last Name Kempers? popularity and diffusion

Kempers is the 166,750th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,808,303 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Kempers live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kempers is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,790 people, or 1 in 9,434. In The Netherlands Kempers is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 29 percent reside, Overijssel, where 20 percent reside and North Holland, where 18 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Kempers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kempers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kempers last name expanded 1,273 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kempers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kempers are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kempers earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.07% more than the national average, earning $47,926 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.23% more than the national average, earning $53,771 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kempeers933/
Kuempers932/
Kaempers931/
Kampers86594/
Kümpers86108/
Kympers8654/
Kompers864/
Kimppers805/
Kebers7769/
Keevers71698/
Campers7182/
Kampars7172/
Keubers714/
Keebers712/
Kebersh711/
Kompars711/
Compers711/
Cenpers711/
Keevirs711/
Keavers710/
Compeers6753/
Kampfors674/
Kvers672/
Kamparås672/
Comphers672/
Kamphors671/
Campiers670/
Cebers6247/
Kévers6214/
Kibers623/
Kaibers5784/
Kaybers5711/
Kuivers576/
Ceibers572/
Chebers572/
Compars571/
Camparsh531/

Kempers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kempers in the Russian language
Кемперсkempers-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Kempers
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