Klehe Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Klehe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klehe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1911:120,7925,953
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Kléhé (1) are calculated separately.

Klehe (36) may also be a first name.

Klehe Last Name Facts

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

Klehe is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Kléhé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klehe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,101,507th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name Klehe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Klehe are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 36 people.

The surname Klehe is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 120,792. In The Ivory Coast it is most frequent in: Montagnes District, where 85 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 10 percent are found and Comoé District, where 3 percent are found. Excluding The Ivory Coast it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Klehe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Klehe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Klehe surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleher917/
Khlehe911/
Kliehe910/
Klee8916,189/
Kleh89238/
Klhe892/
Kléhé871/
Kellehe831/
Klleher830/
Klohe80303/
Kleih80196/
Kleeh80135/
Kleyh8051/
Klehi8010/
Khleh807/
Clehe806/
Khlee803/
Kleuh802/
Kleeß802/
Kliee801/
Klieh801/
Kleue801/
Klleh801/
Kloee801/
Kleht801/
Kclee801/
Hklee801/
Qkleh801/
Klyhe801/
Kleea801/
Klher800/
Kleey800/
Kllee800/
Killeher772/
Kellehee771/
Kellehey770/
Kellehes770/
Kle752,216/
Kelleh731,708/
Kleaei73774/
Khleeh73137/
Klejch73125/
Kleetz7366/
Kleňha7353/
Kleest7350/
Kleess7342/
Klejer7337/
Kleihs7336/
Kellee7330/
Khlejh7325/
Kehely7323/
Klyher7316/
Killeh7315/
Kliesh7314/
Killee7314/
Kleyie7310/
Kleeis738/
Klahee732/
Klehić732/
Kleebp732/
Kleesz731/
Kleiye731/
Kleaie731/
Khljee731/
Kljeha731/
Kleeei731/
Kleaee731/
Klesht731/
Klezch731/
Kliehr731/
Kliehs731/
Khleez731/
Kleehs730/
Klecht730/
Klesph730/
Keelleher711/
Kellehher710/
Kley677,548/
Clee672,461/
Klie671,696/
Klei671,102/
Kleu67762/
Kleijer67749/
Klej67600/
Kleisch67244/
Kleß67204/
Kletsch67159/
Kleć67100/
Kleč6792/
Klea6770/
Klye6759/
Kehelly6758/
Kleitch6758/
Khle6746/
Kleé6738/
Khleejh6736/
Kléh6725/
Klescht6723/
Kleeová6718/
Keheles6718/
Kleeeis6717/
Kleesch6715/
Cleh6712/
Klih6711/
Klha679/
Kelleer678/
Kleš678/
Källhed677/
Klle676/
Kellehr675/
Killedh675/
Kellieh674/
Kleň674/
Kehella674/
Kehelys674/
Ckle673/
Klhi673/
Klyh673/
Qleh673/
Klge672/
Kellehs672/
Killher672/
Kkle671/
Kledsch671/
Klietch671/
Killeer671/
Kielleh671/
Klaiyeh671/
Kleè671/
Klée671/
Klíe671/
Kleizch671/
Kleś671/
Kyolleh671/
Qlee671/
Hkle671/
Kleestt671/
Klhy671/
Kellahe671/
Kcle671/
Killeha670/
Killohe670/
Kelleet670/
Killerh670/
Killehy670/

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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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  • 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 Klehe
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