Klaffen Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Sweden

Klaffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klaffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Klaffen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Klaffen is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klaffen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Klaffen are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Klaffen is most common in Canada, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 18,422,796. In Canada Klaffen is most prevalent in: Alberta, where 50 percent are found and Ontario, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Canada this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Germany, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klaffehn9343/
Klafehn86184/
Kleffen862/
Claffen861/
Clauffen802/
Klafin777/
Clafehn7110/
Claffin713/
Klaefhn712/
Claufen712/
Klafing711/
Killheffen710/
Cloffen710/
Klaiphen672/
Kleatfin671/
Khlaiphen63166/
Khlapheng6346/
Klaiphaen631/
Clafin6246/
Clofen6213/
Khlaipheng59232/
Khlaiphaen5944/
Kölhlhofen591/
Clofent57268/
Claphen571/
Clafion571/
Klodphen531/
Klodpheng502/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Klaffen
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