Kempka Surname

179,531st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kempka Surname User-submission:

The Kempka surname is a corrupted (or most likely germanized) Polish word meaning 'tuft'. The correct spelling is kępka.

Kempka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland9891:38,4316,006
Germany6331:127,18115,508
United States3411:1,062,92977,588
Brazil2661:804,79129,182
France441:1,509,607143,950
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
England131:4,286,005132,302
Sweden111:895,16066,831
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Kempka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kempka surname is a corrupted (or most likely germanized) Polish word meaning 'tuft'. The correct spelling is kępka.

- mihahauke

Kempka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kempka (Russian: Кемпка) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kempka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kempka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kempka is the 179,531st most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,067,149 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Kempka are found; 42 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 42 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Poland, where it is carried by 989 people, or 1 in 38,431. Outside of Poland this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Kempka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kempka last name are 20.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.42% registered with the political party.

Kempka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.15% more than the national average, earning $46,235 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiempka9212/
Kempcka921/
Kampka831,049/
Kempke83989/
Kenpka8320/
Kempko8319/
Kempky835/
Kompka833/
Kimpka831/
Kempki830/
Kempcke77335/
Kempkey7719/
Kempkee771/
Quempka771/
Kempkis770/
Kępka7351/
Konpka6710/
Kanpka678/
Kybeka678/
Kämpke675/
Kombka672/
Kimpke672/
Kimpky671/
Campka670/
Kenpke670/

Kempka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kempka in the Russian language
Кемпкаkempka-

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