Kemps Surname
Approximately 2,740 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameKemps Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1,050 | 1:16,083 | 2,458 |
| Belgium | 675 | 1:17,032 | 2,608 |
| United States | 518 | 1:699,728 | 55,357 |
| Germany | 102 | 1:789,269 | 58,234 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| Brazil | 77 | 1:2,780,186 | 82,572 |
| Australia | 56 | 1:482,066 | 36,890 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| Northern Ireland | 31 | 1:59,517 | 4,663 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 42 | 1:580,366 | 29,847 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 98 | 1:512,436 | 35,831 |
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 Religious Adherence
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kempfs | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kaemps | 91 | 4 | / |
| Keemps | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kempss | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kempse | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kiemps | 91 | 0 | / |
| Kmps | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ketemps | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kamps | 80 | 10,389 | / |
| Kimps | 80 | 264 | / |
| Kembs | 80 | 122 | / |
| Kempz | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kenps | 80 | 2 | / |
| Komps | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kämps | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kymps | 80 | 0 | / |
| Khetemps | 77 | 4 | / |
| Quemps | 73 | 3 | / |
| Chemps | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kampss | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kampsz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaenps | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kompsh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kampfs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kompsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knps | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kmvs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpjs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpzs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cmps | 67 | 1 | / |
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