Kempkens Surname

312,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kempkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kempkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9171:87,79211,059
Netherlands1911:88,41514,631
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malta11:430,2723,380
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kempkens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kempkens is found most frequently in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kempkens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 312,422nd most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,052,779 people. Kempkens occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Kempkens live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 917 people, or 1 in 87,792. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 2 percent live and Brandenburg, where 2 percent live. Barring Germany Kempkens is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Kempkens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kempkens surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.62% registered with the political party.

The amount Kempkens earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning $47,329 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.54% less than the national average, earning $35,007 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kompkins751/
Kuimpekonso634/
Campkins631/
Compikenisa630/
Kamp-Gouwens601/
Kompogainnis501/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kempkens
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