Kleber Surname

50,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kleber Surname User-submission:

It is a surname of Slavic origin, variant of Clewi or Klewe, Sorbian short forms of the personal name Nikolaus.

Kleber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,3381:12,7021,645
United States1,5831:228,97022,084
Brazil6691:319,99212,317
Austria4351:19,5763,042
France3641:182,48028,421
Colombia1081:442,3536,662
Poland951:400,09242,855
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Venezuela331:915,27514,245
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Benin221:469,80032,108
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
England181:3,095,448105,421
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2121:236,88119,844

The alternate forms: Kléber (65) are calculated separately.

Kleber (82,404) may also be a first name.

Kleber Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname of Slavic origin, variant of Clewi or Klewe, Sorbian short forms of the personal name Nikolaus.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

It is a surname of Slavic origin, variant of Clewi or Klewe, Sorbian short forms of the personal name Nikolaus.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Kleber Last Name Facts

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

Kleber (Arabic: كليبير, Russian: Клебер) occurs most in Germany. It may be found as a variant: Kléber. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleber? popularity and diffusion

It is the 50,751st most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 721,182 people. Kleber occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Kleber reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 12,068th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 82,404 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 6,338 people, or 1 in 12,702. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 35 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent are found and Hesse, where 8 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Kleber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kleber has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kleber last name expanded 747 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kleber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kleber last name are 17.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kleber earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 10% more than the national average, earning R 261,396 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.25% more than the national average, earning $24,120,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.85% more than the national average, earning $47,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $42,746 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kléber9465/
Kleiber926,715/
Klieber921,383/
Kloeber92137/
Kleeber9246/
Klejber9231/
Kleyber9216/
Kleuber925/
Klaeber925/
Kleaber921/
Kyleber921/
Klebere921/
Klebear921/
Klber918/
Kaileber8613/
Keileber861/
Kajleber861/
Kleibear860/
Kelleber860/
Kliber831,529/
Kelber831,332/
Kälber83911/
Kilber83559/
Klaber83499/
Cleber83410/
Klöber83347/
Klober83179/
Kläber83170/
Kölber8369/
Klyber8350/
Klíber839/
Kylber832/
Kleberová8014/
Klaiber775,988/
Kloiber773,714/
Kaelber77433/
Clebert77311/
Klujber77310/
Kluiber77102/
Klajber77102/
Koelber7744/
Kloyber7744/
Kleabir7743/
Klemper7735/
Kluyber7721/
Cleiber7710/
Klayber7710/
Kellber778/
Kylberh778/
Kelberh778/
Klojber777/
Cleuber776/
Kälbert776/
Klybert775/
Kuelber774/
Keelber774/
Klenper774/
Klabier773/
Kliaber772/
Klobier772/
Kailber772/
Klejbir772/
Khelber772/
Kielber771/
Klibier771/
Cleyber771/
Kylbert771/
Kelbher770/
Cleaber770/
Kleiberová7581/
Kleiberova752/
Klajbert7174/
Killbear7125/
Kesilber7118/
Kihlbert718/
Killiber714/
Kelliber711/
Kaelbier711/
Klaiberh711/
Klojbert711/
Kluibert711/
Klujbert711/
Killéber711/
Klempfer711/
Kuulbeer711/
Kellever711/
Kellbert710/
Clever677,836/
Klöver67337/
Cliber67116/
Kläver6793/
Keilberth6726/
Cléber6714/
Kailberth678/
Clbert677/
Kelberová674/
Kléberová674/
Celber672/
Klabér672/
Kliberova671/
Klûver671/
Qlbeer671/
Clebèr671/
Clessbert670/
Clyber670/

Kleber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kleber in the Russian language
Клеберkleber-
Kleber in the Arabic language
كليبيرklybyr-

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