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

The surname Kemph occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kemph click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemph? popularity and diffusion

It is the 595,654th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 13,934,122 people. The last name Kemph is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Kemph reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 464 people, or 1 in 781,161. In The United States Kemph is mostly found in: Texas, where 12 percent live, Illinois, where 11 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Kemph Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kemph has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kemph last name expanded 383 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kemph Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kemph surname are 27.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.47% 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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