Klee Surname

32,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liberia

Klee Surname User-submission:

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

Klee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,5421:8,4371,040
United States3,4651:104,60611,505
Liberia5281:8,349958
Switzerland4311:19,0553,110
France3371:197,10030,644
Austria3131:27,2064,313
Guatemala1981:81,2262,730
Netherlands1871:90,30614,890
Australia1601:168,72317,330
England1261:442,20729,452
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Brazil981:2,184,43268,273
South Africa981:552,83443,423
New Zealand731:62,0329,583
Mexico681:1,825,38517,952
Denmark621:91,0448,699
Poland441:863,83566,160
Czechia371:287,39137,121
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Colombia301:1,592,46911,125
Chile201:880,82418,509
India201:38,353,269431,471
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Sweden171:579,22142,433
El Salvador161:396,4932,687
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Wales131:238,04114,239
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Norway101:514,22941,629
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
China71:195,331,65210,124
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4711:106,62110,696

The alternate forms: Kleé (38), Kleè (1) & Klée (1) are calculated separately.

Klee (381) may also be a first name.

Klee 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.

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Klee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klee (Russian: Клее) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Kleé, Kleè or Klée. For other possible spellings of Klee click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klee? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 32,828th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 450,154 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Klee live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 444,187th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 381 people.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 9,542 people, or 1 in 8,437. In Germany Klee is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found, Hesse, where 17 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Liberia, where 3 percent are found.

Klee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Klee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Klee surname expanded 736 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 382 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Klee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Sunni (75%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Klee last name are 5.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.03% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Klee earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 18.38% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,822 per year; in South Africa they earn 422.18% more than the national average, earning R 1,240,900 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.23% less than the national average, earning $22,423,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.3% more than the national average, earning $48,887 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.85% more than the national average, earning $50,105 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleé9238/
Kleè921/
Klée921/
Klehe89222/
Kleye89140/
Kleeh89135/
Kleie89127/
Khlee893/
Kleeß892/
Kleue891/
Kclee891/
Hklee891/
Kleea891/
Kleey890/
Kllee890/
Kle862,216/
Klayee80150/
Khleeh80137/
Kleetz8066/
Kleest8050/
Kleess8042/
Kellee8030/
Killee8014/
Kleyie8010/
Kleher807/
Klahee802/
Kleebp802/
Kleesz801/
Klawee801/
Klouee801/
Kleoue801/
Khleez801/
Kleehs800/
Klieye800/
Kley757,548/
Clee752,461/
Klie751,696/
Klue751,305/
Klei751,102/
Kleu75762/
Kloe75628/
Klej75600/
Kleh75238/
Kleß75204/
Kleć75100/
Kleč7592/
Klea7570/
Klye7559/
Klae7549/
Khle7546/
Kleš758/
Klle756/
Kleň754/
Ckle753/
Klge752/
Klhe752/
Kkle751/
Klíe751/
Kleś751/
Qlee751/
Hkle751/
Kcle751/
Khleejh7336/
Klehoue7324/
Kleeová7318/
Kelleye7318/
Kleesch7315/
Kelleer738/
Khlawee734/
Kleehas731/
Killeer731/
Kleyehe731/
Kleestt731/
Klleher730/
Kelleet730/
Kelle677,326/
Kille672,103/
Kölle672,028/
Klaue671,003/
Klaye67889/
Kleiß67649/
Clees67610/
Kleij67565/
Cleer67461/
Klawe67395/
Kloue67387/
Kølle67320/
Klueh67243/
Khlie67217/
Kleih67196/
Cleye67140/
Klowe67119/
Klesz67117/
Klejs67111/
Cleet67100/
Kleyi6790/
Killawee6753/
Kledt6752/
Kleyh6751/
Kleya6732/
Kloye6732/
Kliye6729/
Klaje6723/
Källe6720/
Kläge6714/
Kleou6713/
Cleed6710/
Klehi6710/
Kleuß679/
Khleh677/
Kylle676/
Clehe676/
Khlae675/
Khlge674/
Khloe674/
Külle674/
Kleiu674/
Qleet674/
Kleap674/
Ckles674/
Kleuy673/
Kleds673/
Kleia673/
Klepf673/
Killeher672/
Kleuh672/
Kloje672/
Qulee672/
Cleie672/
Klije672/
Khlje672/
Klloe671/
Kloie671/
Kliea671/
Kliie671/
Cleej671/
Klieh671/
Klyie671/
Klleh671/
Kluye671/
Kleio671/
Kleić671/
Kleht671/
Kőleš671/
Qkleh671/
Cleje671/
Ckhle671/
Cleue671/
Hqlee671/
Klles671/
Klyhe671/
Kleiy671/
Kleup671/
Kleyo671/
Kluie670/
Cleae670/
Klley670/
Klher670/
Gkler670/
Kellehes670/
Keelleer670/
Kleehass670/

Klee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klee in the Russian language
Клееklee-

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