Kemph Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kemph Surname Definition:

(English, German) The warrior or soldier; an athlete or wrestler; dweller in an enclosure belonging to one person.

Kemph Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4641:781,16160,501
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:415,03030,604

Kemph Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, German) The warrior or soldier; an athlete or wrestler; dweller in an enclosure belonging to one person.

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

Kemph Last Name Facts

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

Kemph is found most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kemph click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemph? popularity and diffusion

It is the 595,654th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 13,934,122 people. The surname Kemph occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Kemph are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 464 people, or 1 in 781,161. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, Illinois, where 11 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Kemph Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kemph has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kemph last name grew 383 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kemph Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kemph are 27.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.47% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kemph earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.47% more than the national average, earning $45,939 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.15% less than the national average, earning $39,671 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kemphe915/
Khemph913/
Kaemph912/
Kempth911/
Kemphf910/
Keamph910/
Kemp89130,784/
Khemphe831/
Keemeph831/
Kempf8033,707/
Kempe8013,244/
Kamph80598/
Kempp8062/
Keimp8035/
Komph8015/
Keemp8013/
Kempz8012/
Koemp805/
Kempė803/
Kaemp802/
Hkemp801/
Kiemp801/
Keump800/
Kimph800/
Keamp800/
Kmp7531/
Kaempf731,033/
Kempff73741/
Kempfe73132/
Kemppe73108/
Khamph7311/
Kempfs734/
Kenpch733/
Khempe732/
Kiempf732/
Kenmpf732/
Koempf732/
Keampf732/
Keemmp731/
Kenmpe731/
Kimphe731/
Kemppt731/
Kempss731/
Keemps731/
Kemppf731/
Kemmpe731/
Kaenph730/
Kempft730/
Kamp6723,311/
Komp671,857/
Kemb67355/
Kimp67333/
Kempová67103/
Kaempff6757/
Kemf6744/
Kömp6743/
Kenp6718/
Kümp678/
Cemp677/
Ketemps675/
Kkmp674/
Kämp674/
Kempova672/
Kesempe672/
Kmfp671/
Knph671/
Kitempe671/
Knmp671/
Kjmp671/

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