Kempker Surname

289,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Kempker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kempker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2501:289,96726,916
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Kempker Last Name Facts

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

Kempker is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kempker.

How Common Is The Last Name Kempker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kempker is the 289,833rd most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,512,516 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Kempker are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,250 people, or 1 in 289,967. In The United States it is most numerous in: Missouri, where 13 percent are found, Michigan, where 10 percent are found and Iowa, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States Kempker occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 5 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

Kempker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kempker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,193 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kempker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kempker surname are 4.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.78% registered with the party.

Kempker earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.28% less than the national average, earning $43,029 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaemppker880/
Kämpker8617/
Kampker8612/
Kenpker863/
Kempkar860/
Kampecker758/
Kumapikker711/
Kambker711/
Kompikar675/
Kumpekar674/
Kampukar674/
Kampkora672/
Kompechr671/
Kumpechr671/
Kimbaker671/
Kamp-Wekker671/
Kumbeker671/
Kumbaker671/
Kembekro671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kempker
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