van Kempen Surname

75,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Kempen Surname User-submission:

The van Kempen surname means 'from Kempen', a German city near the Dutch border.

van Kempen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,1031:3,309287
Australia3201:84,3629,770
Germany3021:266,57428,403
France1781:373,16155,519
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Belgium1071:107,44516,114
Canada811:454,88439,362
England611:913,41146,955
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Suriname321:17,2694,028
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Wales41:773,63329,106
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

van Kempen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The van Kempen surname means 'from Kempen', a German city near the Dutch border.

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van Kempen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Kempen is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of van Kempen.

How Common Is The Last Name van Kempen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 75,865th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,127,056 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of van Kempen are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 5,103 people, or 1 in 3,309. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 26 percent are found, South Holland, where 22 percent are found and Gelderland, where 17 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

van Kempen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Kempen has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the van Kempen surname rose 1,017 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Kempen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Kempen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.18% less than the national average, earning R 63,744 per year; in United States they earn 26.34% more than the national average, earning $54,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.6% more than the national average, earning $51,969 CAD per year.

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