Kleef Surname

609,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kleef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kleef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3951:42,7527,248
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Austria151:567,69652,281
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England31:18,572,686338,250
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kleef (20) may also be a first name.

Kleef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kleef is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleef? popularity and diffusion

Kleef is the 609,992nd most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,373,858 people. Kleef occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Kleef are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kleef is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 20 people.

The surname Kleef is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 395 people, or 1 in 42,752. In The Netherlands Kleef is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 29 percent live, Drenthe, where 14 percent live and South Holland, where 14 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent live and Belgium, where 5 percent live.

Kleef Last Name Statistics demography

Kleef earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% more than the national average, earning $48,714 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleeff9124/
Kleefh911/
Khleef911/
Klef8929/
Khleefh831/
Kleeb80911/
Kleff80868/
Cleef80427/
Khlef80219/
Kleev80151/
Kleif8031/
Klief8017/
Klefh809/
Klepf803/
Kleew802/
Klefe802/
Klaef801/
Kllef801/
Kleaf801/
Khleif73548/
Kleffe7341/
Kleyff7335/
Cleeff7316/
Khlief7316/
Klieff7312/
Kleiff736/
Kleife732/
Khlefh732/
Kleffs731/
Khleeb731/
Khleyf731/
Klaief731/
Hkhlef731/
Kleyev731/
Klepfe731/
Klev67485/
Clef67224/
Klew6776/
Khlaief6735/
Klefsås6735/
Klif6726/
Klujeff6711/
Klefová673/
Kluieff672/
Kläf671/
Khleife671/
Kelleft671/
Klyf671/
Kelleff670/
Kellief670/

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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
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  • 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 Kleef
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