Klaff Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Klaff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klaff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4031:899,40267,834
Germany1121:718,79954,527
South Africa741:732,13151,520
England311:1,797,35772,927
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Klaff Last Name Facts

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

Klaff (Russian: Клафф) is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klaff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 503,100th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. The surname Klaff occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Klaff live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 403 people, or 1 in 899,402. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 25 percent live, Illinois, where 18 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States Klaff exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Klaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Klaff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 20,150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 388 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Klaff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Klaff are 8.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Klaff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.24% more than the national average, earning R 395,040 per year and in United States they earn 14.81% more than the national average, earning $49,538 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klaffs9158/
Klafft9133/
Khlaff9117/
Klaiff911/
Klaf8977/
Kliaffe832/
Khlaf801,195/
Klaft80280/
Klapf80247/
Claff80126/
Klaif8040/
Klafs8039/
Kloff8033/
Klauf808/
Klaaf806/
Kllaf804/
Klafe802/
Kleaf801/
Klhaf801/
Klayf800/
Khlaif73736/
Kellaf73207/
Klofft7337/
Kleyff7335/
Clauff7330/
Khlafe7310/
Kleoff737/
Kleiff736/
Khlaaf736/
Khllaf732/
Kloiff731/
Klauft731/
Cliaff731/
Khloff731/
Claffe730/
Klaw67332/
Kelloff67121/
Klof6793/
Claf6752/
Klav6739/
Källoff6716/
Kehllaf673/
Klaasfe671/
Khllaaf671/

Klaff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klaff in the Russian language
Клаффklaff-

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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 Klaff
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