Klee Surname
Approximately 16,189 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 9,542 | 1:8,437 | 1,040 |
| United States | 3,465 | 1:104,606 | 11,505 |
| Liberia | 528 | 1:8,349 | 958 |
| Switzerland | 431 | 1:19,055 | 3,110 |
| France | 337 | 1:197,100 | 30,644 |
| Austria | 313 | 1:27,206 | 4,313 |
| Guatemala | 198 | 1:81,226 | 2,730 |
| Netherlands | 187 | 1:90,306 | 14,890 |
| Australia | 160 | 1:168,723 | 17,330 |
| England | 126 | 1:442,207 | 29,452 |
| Canada | 107 | 1:344,351 | 31,229 |
| Brazil | 98 | 1:2,184,432 | 68,273 |
| South Africa | 98 | 1:552,834 | 43,423 |
| New Zealand | 73 | 1:62,032 | 9,583 |
| Mexico | 68 | 1:1,825,385 | 17,952 |
| Denmark | 62 | 1:91,044 | 8,699 |
| Poland | 44 | 1:863,835 | 66,160 |
| Czechia | 37 | 1:287,391 | 37,121 |
| Belgium | 36 | 1:319,351 | 36,407 |
| Colombia | 30 | 1:1,592,469 | 11,125 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| El Salvador | 16 | 1:396,493 | 2,687 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 33 | 1:738,648 | 34,140 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 471 | 1:106,621 | 10,696 |
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 Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Klee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Klee Come From? nationality or country of origin
Klee (Russian: Клее) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kleé, Kleè or Klée. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Klee? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 32,828th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 450,154 people. The surname Klee is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Klee reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Klee is also the 444,187th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 381 people.
Klee is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 9,542 people, or 1 in 8,437. In Germany Klee is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent reside, Hesse, where 17 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Liberia, where 3 percent reside.
Klee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Klee has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 736 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 382 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Klee Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Sunni (75%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Klee last name are 5.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.03% registered with 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
Klee Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Klee in the Russian language | ||
| Клее | klee | - |
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