Kleeve Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kleeve Surname User-submission:

The surname, Kleven, most likely originated independently in two regions. One in Norway and once in Germany. The Norwegian variant comes from any of numerous farmsteads all over Norway named Kleven.

The German variant either came from a place called Klevenow, or is a variant, "Kleve", which is a name referencing the German Kleve region, which probably references an old topographic term cleve, which means 'swamp'.

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Kleeve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Kleeve (7) may also be a first name.

Kleeve Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname, Kleven, most likely originated independently in two regions. One in Norway and once in Germany. The Norwegian variant comes from any of numerous farmsteads all over Norway named Kleven.

The German variant either came from a place called Klevenow, or is a variant, "Kleve", which is a name referencing the German Kleve region, which probably references an old topographic term cleve, which means 'swamp'.

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Kleeve Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kleeve is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleeve? popularity and diffusion

Kleeve is the 11,742,229th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Kleeve reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kleeve is also the 4,548,448th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 7 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Kleeve is mostly found in: Iowa, where 50 percent are found and Tennessee, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleeves92106/
Kleve911,556/
Cleeve83929/
Kleeva83363/
Klieve83215/
Kleive83186/
Kleebe8324/
Klueve836/
Klaeve832/
Klevets771,707/
Cleeves77421/
Klevecz7730/
Cleever7730/
Khleive772/
Khlewee771/
Kleives770/
Kleeava770/
Cleve732,150/
Klove73728/
Klewe73524/
Klyve73273/
Klave73272/
Klive73125/
Kläve7317/
Klevi7316/
Klöve739/
Klīve732/
Klevy732/
Kleeweis7128/
Kleevich714/
Kellever711/
Clever677,836/
Cleave672,404/
Cleves672,274/
Kliewe67460/
Khlive67373/
Klöver67337/
Kleiva67285/
Klevyy67244/
Clevez6799/
Kläver6793/
Klevay6748/
Klebeh6745/
Klewes6734/
Clieve6731/
Klovee6730/
Kleivi6724/
Klewwe6715/
Clevet6714/
Kleevisch6713/
Klieva6712/
Klavei6711/
Klewez678/
Klevii677/
Klevge677/
Klewed677/
Klevje675/
Kleviy675/
Klebey674/
Klaive674/
Kleeby674/
Kleeweiss674/
Kleiwe673/
Cleive673/
Cleved673/
Klaveu672/
Klewei672/
Kleyva672/
Klaewe672/
Cleebe671/
Klawee671/
Kleoue671/
Kleeweisz671/
Klavee671/
Klevøy671/
Kloveh671/
Kllevi671/
Klavej671/
Cleyve671/
Cleveh671/
Kleihaver671/
Klavey670/
Kleavy670/
Clevey670/
Killeavey670/
Cleevy670/
Clevee670/

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