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 is most common in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kleff.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kleff is the 403,960th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,395,790 people. The last name Kleff is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Kleff live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring 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 live, Berlin, where 5 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent live. Besides Germany this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Kleff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kleff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 Republicans than The US average, with 94.74% being 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/
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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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  • 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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