Kempken Surname

244,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kempken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kempken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3791:58,3807,542
United States2071:1,751,009115,476
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
France81:8,302,840321,660
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kempken Last Name Facts

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

Kempken is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kempken.

How Common Is The Last Name Kempken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 244,412th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,470,887 people. The last name Kempken is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Kempken reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,379 people, or 1 in 58,380. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 5 percent reside and Berlin, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.

Kempken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kempken surname are 42.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 89.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kempken earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 279.88% more than the national average, earning R 902,736 per year and in United States they earn 30.95% more than the national average, earning $56,504 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaempken933/
Kämpken86122/
Kampken861/
Kimpken860/
Kempchen80119/
Kombken7119/
Kimpkin712/
Kompkin710/
Kämpchen67154/
Kämpfchen631/
Campkin57495/
Kybekyn573/

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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 Kempken
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