Kleif Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Kleif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Kleif (23) may also be a first name.
Kleif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kleif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kleif has its highest incidence in Denmark. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kleif? popularity and diffusion
Kleif is the 3,543,123rd most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Kleif reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in Scandinavia. Kleif is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name internationally, held by 23 people.
This last name is most widespread in Denmark, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 268,796. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 38 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 33 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 24 percent are found. Not including Denmark it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 10 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khleif | 91 | 548 | / |
| Kleiff | 91 | 6 | / |
| Kleife | 91 | 2 | / |
| Klef | 89 | 29 | / |
| Klif | 89 | 26 | / |
| Khleife | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kleff | 80 | 868 | / |
| Khlif | 80 | 855 | / |
| Kleef | 80 | 507 | / |
| Kleiv | 80 | 259 | / |
| Khlef | 80 | 219 | / |
| Kliff | 80 | 109 | / |
| Klaif | 80 | 40 | / |
| Klief | 80 | 17 | / |
| Klefh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Klife | 80 | 3 | / |
| Klepf | 80 | 3 | / |
| Klefe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kleiw | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kleaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Klaef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kllef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kluif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cleif | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kleihofs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khlaif | 73 | 736 | / |
| K'Leib | 73 | 115 | / |
| Cleife | 73 | 104 | / |
| Kleffe | 73 | 41 | / |
| Kleyff | 73 | 35 | / |
| Khlife | 73 | 24 | / |
| Kleeff | 73 | 24 | / |
| Khlief | 73 | 16 | / |
| Klieff | 73 | 12 | / |
| Cleiff | 73 | 10 | / |
| Khlefh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Klaiff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khleef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Klepfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hkhlef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khliff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kleefh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kloiff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kliiof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khlifh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Klaief | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kliffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kleffs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Klaiyf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khleyf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Klev | 67 | 485 | / |
| Clef | 67 | 224 | / |
| Klaf | 67 | 77 | / |
| Klew | 67 | 76 | / |
| Clif | 67 | 64 | / |
| Kliw | 67 | 46 | / |
| Klefsås | 67 | 35 | / |
| Khlaief | 67 | 35 | / |
| Kliv | 67 | 14 | / |
| Klujeff | 67 | 11 | / |
| Klifova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Klefová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kluieff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kh'life | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kläf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelleft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Killipf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khǎlifǎ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qlif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khleefh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelleff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kellief | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Kleif
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