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 occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 403,960th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,395,790 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Kleff reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 805 people, or 1 in 100,007. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 85 percent reside, Berlin, where 5 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Germany it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Kleff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kleff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kleff surname increased 482 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kleff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kleff last name are 47.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 94.74% registered to vote for the 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
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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
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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 Kleff
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