Kempu Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kempu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kempu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1081:7,102,457156,472
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Kempu (282) may also be a first name.

Kempu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kempu (Marathi: कपू) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kempu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,239,697th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Kempu are found; 58 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 527,582nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 282 people.

The last name Kempu is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 7,102,457. In India Kempu is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 64 percent live, Karnataka, where 23 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 10 percent live. Outside of India Kempu exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 36 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kempuß914/
Kempou913/
Kempeu911/
Kmpu891/
Kempaus833/
Kampu80699/
Kompu8032/
Cempu805/
Kimpu804/
Kenpu803/
Kemphaus7730/
Kemphuis773/
Ketempui771/
Kempuggi771/
Kampeu73393/
Khampu73311/
Kampui73218/
Kamphu7381/
Kompui7341/
Kimpuy7341/
Kampau7333/
Kampuy7327/
Kimpui7325/
Kimpau7312/
Kimphu738/
Kompau734/
Kaimpu732/
Kompuy731/
Komppu731/
Kampuu731/
Kenpou731/
Kanmpu731/
Kampuh731/
Kebu673,492/
Khamphu672,633/
Khampui6743/
Khamppu677/
Kamphui675/
Khampuy674/
Keanput672/
Kbeu672/
Kenphut671/
Kveu671/
Kohmpou671/
Kambpou671/
Kambpau671/

Kempu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kempu in the Marathi language
कपूkapu71.43
कपुkapu28.57

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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 Kempu
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