Klages Surname

79,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Klages Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klages Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,2531:18,9292,492
United States1,3181:275,00725,731
Canada3491:105,57511,383
Australia481:562,41041,290
England241:2,321,58686,519
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Austria91:946,15970,786
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France21:33,211,361423,184
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2381:211,00318,126

Klages Last Name Facts

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

Klages (Russian: Клагес) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klages? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 79,930th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,194,876 people. Klages occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Klages are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 4,253 people, or 1 in 18,929. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 56 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Hesse, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Germany Klages occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Klages Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Klages has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Klages surname expanded 554 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klages Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Klages surname are 14.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.94% being registered with the party.

The amount Klages earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.48% more than the national average, earning 382,342 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 71.85% less than the national average, earning R 66,900 per year; in United States they earn 11.68% more than the national average, earning $48,187 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.81% less than the national average, earning $43,815 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klagges92477/
Klagues9216/
Klasges9213/
Klaesges8628/
Clages83111/
Klazes8333/
Klaces8313/
Klases8312/
Kleges831/
Kloges830/
Klagis830/
Klagiss77127/
Klaseus7799/
Klagish7766/
Clauges7739/
Klaugis772/
Klosges772/
Klagišs771/
Claeges771/
Klauzes771/
Klajces771/
Klaggis771/
Kleutges7169/
Claesges7154/
Klaasesz7136/
Kloesges7128/
Klauzets711/
Clases67192/
Claces6732/
Klasič6726/
Clazes671/
Klagueche671/
Killangis671/

Klages Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klages in the Russian language
Клагесklages-

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Footnotes

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