de Klein Surname

244,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Klein Surname User-submission:

De means 'of' or 'from' and klein" means 'small'.

de Klein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,5121:11,1691,544
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
England111:5,065,278148,650
France101:6,642,272293,169
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Wales71:442,07621,198
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

de Klein Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

De means 'of' or 'from' and klein" means 'small'.

- cai3904

de Klein Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Klein is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name de Klein? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 244,761st most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,479,131 people. The last name de Klein occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of de Klein live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname de Klein is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,512 people, or 1 in 11,169. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 21 percent are found, Utrecht, where 21 percent are found and North Brabant, where 19 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands de Klein exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

de Klein Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Klein earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 41.16% more than the national average, earning R 335,460 per year and in Canada they earn 8.39% more than the national average, earning $53,852 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Kleijn941,319/
de Kleine94870/
de Kleijne8985/
der Kleine892/
de Klijn88270/
de Kleyn88237/
de Klyen884/
de Klejn881/
de Kline880/
de Kleyne8216/
de Cleijn821/
de Klaine820/
de Cleen75493/
de Cleyn75226/
de Klyne751/
de Cleene71547/
de Klijne7141/
de Clasen714/
de Clendt710/
de Clausen671/
de Claassen631/
de Clyne630/
de Quillan561/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Klein
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