Kemps Surname

159,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kemps Surname User-submission:

This surname originates in the South of the Netherlands and Belgium. The rural region is called The Kempen. This name originates from a Latin word, campina, which means 'open space' (in English the region is called The Campine). The surname originates in this region and due to emigration in the 1950s the surname spread to the U.

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Kemps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0501:16,0832,458
Belgium6751:17,0322,608
United States5181:699,72855,357
Germany1021:789,26958,234
Canada791:466,40040,200
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
Australia561:482,06636,890
France391:1,703,147154,208
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Northern Ireland311:59,5174,663
England151:3,714,537119,675
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
India71:109,580,769786,157
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

Kemps (142) may also be a first name.

Kemps Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates in the South of the Netherlands and Belgium. The rural region is called The Kempen. This name originates from a Latin word, campina, which means 'open space' (in English the region is called The Campine). The surname originates in this region and due to emigration in the 1950s the surname spread to the U.S. and Canada.

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Kemps Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kemps occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kemps click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemps? popularity and diffusion

It is the 159,263rd most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,659,688 people. The surname Kemps is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Kemps reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 775,413th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 142 people.

The surname Kemps is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,050 people, or 1 in 16,083. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 66 percent are found, Gelderland, where 7 percent are found and North Holland, where 7 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Kemps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kemps has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 529 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kemps Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kemps surname is principally Presbyterian (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kemps surname are 21.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.92% registered with the party.

The amount Kemps earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.45% less than the national average, earning $40,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.75% less than the national average, earning $46,329 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kempfs914/
Kaemps914/
Keemps911/
Kempss911/
Kempse911/
Kiemps910/
Kmps892/
Ketemps835/
Kamps8010,389/
Kimps80264/
Kembs80122/
Kempz8012/
Kenps802/
Komps802/
Kämps801/
Kymps800/
Khetemps774/
Quemps733/
Chemps732/
Kampss732/
Kampsz731/
Kaenps731/
Kompsh730/
Kampfs730/
Kompsch671/
Knps671/
Kmvs671/
Kpjs671/
Kpzs671/
Cmps671/

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