Kleffel Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Greenland

Kleffel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kleffel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4531:177,71620,837
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kleffel Last Name Facts

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

Kleffel has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleffel? popularity and diffusion

Kleffel is the 547,713th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Kleffel reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 453 people, or 1 in 177,716. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Thuringia, where 42 percent reside, Berlin, where 16 percent reside and Hamburg, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Denmark, where 5 percent reside.

Kleffel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kleffel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kleffel last name grew 4,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kleffel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kleffel are 40.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.75% registered to vote for the political party.

Kleffel earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.38% less than the national average, earning $32,198 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kloeffel9311/
Klefel921/
Klöffel86176/
Klaffel8633/
Kliffel8626/
Klefeld8619/
Klefelt8618/
Klepfel8615/
Kleifel861/
Kleefeld80821/
Kleifeld8084/
Kloepfel8079/
Klipffel8037/
Klefeldt8018/
Kleifelt806/
Kleopfel804/
Kleepfel801/
Klepfelt800/
Klaffl77233/
Klofel771/
Klifel771/
Kleefeldt75169/
Kloepfell751/
Klevfeldt751/
Klipfel711,932/
Klöpfel71512/
Cliffel7191/
Klifeld715/
Källefeldt714/
Kløpfel712/
Klopfel712/
Kilpfel711/
Kloepfl710/
Klapfel710/
Kilfoel710/
Klafl6731/
Källfelt6724/
Clipffel6721/
Kölfeldt6711/
Klipfell677/
Kleefled673/
Cliffell671/
Klipfeld671/
Clepfiel670/
Klissfel670/
Cleupfel670/
Cleopfel670/
Kloephel670/

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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 Kleffel
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