Kempter Surname

116,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kempter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kempter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,9451:27,3363,610
United States4111:881,89566,754
Switzerland3001:27,3764,197
Austria1251:68,12310,493
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
France11:66,422,722504,397
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Kempter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kempter occurs most in Germany. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kempter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 116,721st most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,845,883 people. The last name Kempter is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Kempter live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kempter is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 2,945 people, or 1 in 27,336. In Germany Kempter is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 50 percent are found, Bavaria, where 34 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Switzerland, where 8 percent are found.

Kempter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kempter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kempter last name increased 309 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kempter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kempter surname are 15.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.69% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kempter earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.82% more than the national average, earning $53,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.69% less than the national average, earning $46,358 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaempter933/
Kemptter930/
Kompter8653/
Kampter861/
Kembter861/
Kimpter861/
Kenpter860/
Compter7194/
Campter711/
Comptier6738/
Comptoir531/

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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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  • 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 Kempter
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