Klees Surname

150,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Klees Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klees Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4021:57,4227,428
United States9931:365,01432,471
Netherlands2431:69,49511,836
Argentina491:872,31556,573
Luxembourg391:14,8863,396
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
France291:2,290,439180,028
Austria251:340,61736,996
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Norway61:857,04855,549
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

Klees (12) may also be a first name.

Klees Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klees (Russian: Клеес) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klees? popularity and diffusion

It is the 150,644th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,489,766 people. The last name Klees is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Klees reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 1,402 people, or 1 in 57,422. In Germany Klees is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent reside, Saarland, where 16 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside.

Klees Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Klees has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Klees last name rose 658 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klees Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Klees last name are 16.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.83% being registered with the party.

The amount Klees earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 30.5% more than the national average, earning 451,639 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.45% more than the national average, earning $48,090 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.37% less than the national average, earning $46,517 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleese91293/
Kleest9150/
Kleess9142/
Kleesh9118/
Kleesz911/
Kleehs910/
Kles89338/
Kleesch8315/
Kleehas831/
Kleestt831/
Kleis802,991/
Klaes802,969/
Kless801,118/
Kloes80779/
Clees80610/
Klesh80260/
Klies80134/
Klesz80117/
Klejs80111/
Kleus8093/
Klues8060/
Kleas8045/
Kleys8043/
Klehs8025/
Klese8015/
Kleße804/
Ckles804/
Kleds803/
Kleeß802/
Klyes801/
Klles801/
Kellehes770/
Kleehass770/
Klesse731,186/
Kleiss731,129/
Klesch73465/
Kloess73371/
Kelles73352/
Klease73196/
Kleisz73138/
Kluess73112/
Klawes7391/
Kleijs7384/
Cleese7382/
Killes7372/
Klaess7369/
Kleetz7366/
Kleise7363/
Ckless7351/
Kleihs7336/
Kloesz7333/
Klejst7331/
Kleyus7327/
Kloehs7315/
Kleyst7314/
Kliesh7314/
Kleats739/
Kleuss739/
Kleuts738/
Kliess737/
Klaehs736/
Kleius735/
Kletts734/
Khlies734/
Klecze732/
Khleis731/
Klayes731/
Kleast731/
Kleush731/
Cleets731/
Kleits731/
Klesht731/
Kliehs731/
Cleyes731/
Kylles731/
Khleez731/
Khless731/
Kleish730/
Kleece730/
Kloesh730/
Klesph730/
Kkkkklees710/
Klis671,382/
Kliesch671,097/
Kläs67892/
Klesova67558/
Klys67491/
Klagges67477/
Kleisch67244/
Kleß67204/
Köllges67194/
Kletsch67159/
Kleusch67154/
Klez67123/
Klesová67107/
Kellies67101/
Kleć67100/
Kleč6792/
Cles6768/
Kellece6735/
Klescht6723/
Kyllesø6721/
Keheles6718/
Kloesch6717/
Killies6714/
Kelleys6713/
Kleš678/
Kelloes677/
Kelless672/
Killeas672/
Cleeyes672/
Kellehs672/
Gkilles672/
Klowesz671/
Kledsch671/
Kellets671/
Kleoush671/
Klejszt671/
Kleś671/
Kletshe671/
Qles671/
Kelleds670/
Kellese670/
Kellesh670/

Klees Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klees in the Russian language
Клеесklees-

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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 Klees
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