Kleff Surname

403,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kleff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kleff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8051:100,00712,408
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Kleff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kleff has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 403,960th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,395,790 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Kleff reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 805 people, or 1 in 100,007. In Germany Kleff is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 85 percent are found, Berlin, where 5 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Kleff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kleff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kleff surname expanded 482 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kleff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kleff are 47.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 94.74% registered with the political party.

Kleff earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.78% more than the national average, earning $58,158 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleffe9141/
Kleyff9135/
Kleeff9124/
Klieff9112/
Kleiff916/
Kleffs911/
Klef8929/
Kelleff830/
Kleef80507/
Cleff80470/
Khlef80219/
Kliff80109/
Kleif8031/
Klief8017/
Klefh809/
Kilff804/
Klepf803/
Klefe802/
Kllef801/
Klaef801/
Kleaf801/
Klf75164/
Khleif73548/
Cleffs7344/
Clieff7321/
Cleeff7316/
Khlief7316/
Cleffe7312/
Cleiff7310/
Khlefh732/
Kleife732/
Kloiff731/
Kleefh731/
Khliff731/
Kliffe731/
Kailef731/
Khleyf731/
Clefft731/
Hkhlef731/
Klepfe731/
Khleef731/
Klaiff731/
Klev67485/
Kelf67279/
Clef67224/
Klew6776/
Klefsås6735/
Klif6726/
Khlf6716/
Caileff6715/
Klöf677/
Cayleff676/
Khuilef673/
Klefová673/
Kilf672/
Kelleft671/
Khleife671/
Klyf671/
Kläf671/
Clff671/
Kqlf671/
Kllf671/
Klvf671/
Klfe671/
Kklf671/
Khleefh671/
Kclf671/
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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kleff
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