Kleeven Surname
Approximately 359 people bear this surname
Kleeven 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'.
Read More About This SurnameKleeven Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 301 | 1:56,104 | 9,628 |
| Australia | 48 | 1:562,410 | 41,290 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Kleeven 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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Where Does The Last Name Kleeven Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kleeven is most common in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kleeven? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kleeven is the 786,896th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. Kleeven occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Kleeven live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 301 people, or 1 in 56,104. In The Netherlands Kleeven is mostly concentrated in: Limburg, where 76 percent are found, Gelderland, where 12 percent are found and North Brabant, where 9 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kleven | 92 | 4,745 | / |
| Kleiven | 86 | 1,367 | / |
| Klevene | 86 | 40 | / |
| Klevend | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kleaven | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kleewein | 80 | 391 | / |
| Kleivene | 80 | 34 | / |
| Kluevein | 80 | 9 | / |
| Klevienė | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kleevine | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cleven | 77 | 2,204 | / |
| Klevin | 77 | 296 | / |
| Kloven | 77 | 96 | / |
| Klaven | 77 | 85 | / |
| Klevyn | 77 | 53 | / |
| Kliven | 77 | 43 | / |
| Klevem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Klewen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kleewn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kléven | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kleivienė | 75 | 35 | / |
| Klevina | 71 | 247 | / |
| Klewein | 71 | 105 | / |
| Klevyna | 71 | 55 | / |
| Klavehn | 71 | 47 | / |
| Khlevin | 71 | 34 | / |
| Cleaven | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kleväng | 71 | 8 | / |
| Klewien | 71 | 7 | / |
| Clevend | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kleivin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Clevent | 71 | 3 | / |
| Klayven | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kleewin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Klavean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kluiven | 71 | 1 | / |
| Clevean | 71 | 0 | / |
| Clevene | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cleveng | 71 | 0 | / |
| Klovienė | 67 | 447 | / |
| Kleaving | 67 | 71 | / |
| Khlevina | 67 | 28 | / |
| Klevnova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Klyvienė | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cleveand | 67 | 10 | / |
| Klevohyn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Klivienė | 67 | 3 | / |
| Klewetin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khlevyna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cleavend | 67 | 0 | / |
| Killeben | 67 | 0 | / |
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