Klehr Surname
Approximately 1,544 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 799 | 1:100,758 | 12,496 |
| United States | 450 | 1:805,464 | 62,023 |
| Argentina | 145 | 1:294,782 | 23,564 |
| Poland | 51 | 1:745,270 | 61,215 |
| Austria | 29 | 1:293,636 | 33,260 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
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
Klehr Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Klehr in the Arabic language | ||
| كليهر | klyhr | - |
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