Overkempe Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Overkempe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Overkempe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands861:196,36327,376
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Overkempe Last Name Facts

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

Overkempe is found most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Overkempe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,994,173rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Overkempe live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 196,363. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Overijssel, where 38 percent reside, Gelderland, where 22 percent reside and Utrecht, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands Overkempe occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Overkemp940/
Oberkemper840/
Overkamp822,529/
Haverkemper8092/
Over-Kamp781/
Haverkemp781/
Averkamp71883/
Overcamp7159/
Everkamp7115/
Haverkmp711/
Haverkämper7042/
Auverkamp672/
Uferkamp5983/
Avercamp595/
Overcomb590/
Evercamp590/
Auferkamp5684/

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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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  • 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 Overkempe
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