Klehr Surname

255,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Klehr Surname User-submission:

It is a surname of Slavic origin, variant of Clewi or Klewe, Sorbian short forms of the personal name Nikolaus.

Klehr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7991:100,75812,496
United States4501:805,46462,023
Argentina1451:294,78223,564
Poland511:745,27061,215
Austria291:293,63633,260
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Sweden131:757,44356,422
France91:7,380,302306,885
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
England31:18,572,686338,250
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Klehr Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname of Slavic origin, variant of Clewi or Klewe, Sorbian short forms of the personal name Nikolaus.

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Klehr Last Name Facts

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

Klehr (Arabic: كليهر) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klehr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Klehr is the 255,521st most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,719,913 people. Klehr occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Klehr live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 799 people, or 1 in 100,758. In Germany it is most frequent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 28 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent reside and Bavaria, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Argentina, where 9 percent reside.

Klehr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Klehr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Klehr surname grew 2,045 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klehr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Klehr last name are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the party.

Klehr earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.08% more than the national average, earning $48,362 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleher917/
Kliehr911/
Kler892,487/
Klhr891/
Kellehr835/
Klleher830/
Klier807,977/
Khler802,314/
Kleer801,609/
Klear80377/
Klähr80125/
Klerr8048/
Kleir8042/
Klere8011/
Kleur8011/
Klihr809/
Klger802/
Clehr802/
Kleyr801/
Ckler801/
Klerz801/
Klhrh801/
Klher800/
Gkler800/
Killeher772/
Klr7516/
Keller73328,507/
Köller735,200/
Killer734,142/
Køhler73794/
Käller73444/
Küller73371/
Kyller73198/
Kleere7336/
Kæhler7329/
Kőhler7324/
Køller7321/
Kõller738/
Khlert734/
Kűller734/
Koehlr731/
Klhair731/
Cklear731/
Klähre731/
Kåhler731/
Kûhler731/
Këhler731/
Kkller731/
Kleirt730/
Kleare730/
Keelleher711/
Kellehher710/
Koeller673,245/
Cler672,148/
Klär67753/
Kellier67509/
Klír67237/
Kieller67227/
Klir67219/
Kaeller6770/
Køhlert6752/
Kueller6752/
Klér6734/
Kellere6729/
Keuller6726/
Killier6722/
Kioller6716/
Kellher6715/
Keeller6713/
Klerova6710/
Kelleer678/
Kellerd677/
Khlr675/
Killear675/
Klőr675/
Killerr674/
Kelller673/
Killere673/
Killger672/
Kelhler672/
Kellereher672/
Kelr672/
Kilr672/
Killher672/
Kålerød672/
Köllert672/
Kklr672/
Kljr672/
Kellear671/
Kellerr671/
Killhre671/
Killeer671/
Klerová671/
Kølerth671/
Gkeller671/
Clhr671/
Kqlr671/
Klre671/
Klrh671/
Kylr670/
Kesllehere670/
Killerh670/
Kllhier670/

Klehr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klehr in the Arabic language
كليهرklyhr-

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