Surname Kempf in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kempf families are generally Croats (from Middle Bosnia ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area).

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Kempf live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties and another small place , mostly in Slavonski Brod (<5), Seliste (<5), Zagreb (<5), Sisak (<5), and in Pozega (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kempf (including: Kempff , Kämpf , Chömpff and Kemppf ) is present in 59 countries worldwide. The family name "Kempf " is used by some 10000 people in Germany , about 7000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in France. "Kemppf " is used by few people in the United States. "Chömpff " is used by some 60 people in the Netherlands , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Davorin Kempf, Dragan Kempf, Silvia Kempf, Božidar Kempf, Nikolina Kempf, Dario Kempf, Julije Kempf, Branimir Kempf, Milan Kempf, Wilhelm Kempf, Paul Kempf, Vesna Kempf, Ivana Kempf, Antun Kempf, Dragica Kempf, Marijan Kempf, Jelena Kempf, Daniela Kempf, Ana Kempf

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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