Klaffner Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Klaffner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klaffner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria481:177,40522,887
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Klaffner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Klaffner is found in Austria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Klaffner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klaffner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,689,253rd most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Klaffner are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Austria, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 177,405. In Austria Klaffner is most frequent in: Upper Austria, where 79 percent reside, Salzburg, where 19 percent reside and Lower Austria, where 2 percent reside. Barring Austria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Klaffner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Klaffner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Klaffner surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleffner881,396/
Claffner880/
Kleffnier821/
Klefner807/
Klofner801/
Kelloffner782/
Klopfner751/
Claffney751/
Kleifner750/
Cleffner750/
Kellhoffner740/
Killhoffner740/
Killhefner673/
Clafney671/
Kellhefner670/
Clephner500/

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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
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  • 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 Klaffner
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