Kleij Surname

561,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kleij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kleij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5341:31,6245,240
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kleij Last Name Facts

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

Kleij is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleij? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kleij is the 561,353rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 12,898,311 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Kleij are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kleij is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 534 people, or 1 in 31,624. In The Netherlands Kleij is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 37 percent are found, North Holland, where 16 percent are found and North Brabant, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Kleij Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kleij has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleijs9184/
Klei891,102/
Klej89600/
Klij8929/
Kelleij831/
Kleiß80649/
Kleih80196/
Kleie80127/
Klejs80111/
Kleyi8090/
Klaij8063/
Cleij8040/
Klijo8037/
Klehi8010/
Kleiu804/
Kleia803/
Khlij803/
Klije802/
Klija801/
Kleio801/
Kleić801/
Kliji801/
Kleiy801/
Kle752,216/
Kli75797/
Klj7517/
Kleisz73138/
Klejch73125/
Kluijt73114/
Kleidt7361/
Kellei7348/
Kellij7341/
Kleihs7336/
Küllei7336/
Klejst7331/
Khliji7318/
Kleyie7310/
Kluijs739/
Kleicz735/
Kleius735/
Khleji734/
Killei733/
Khleis731/
Kleojo731/
Kleits731/
Klee6716,189/
Kley677,548/
Kliś673,907/
Khli672,145/
Klai671,931/
Klie671,696/
Klue671,305/
Kluj671,088/
Kleu67762/
Kloe67628/
Clej67421/
Kleisch67244/
Kleh67238/
Kleß67204/
Kleć67100/
Kleč6792/
Kloi6783/
Klaj6779/
Kliš6779/
Klea6770/
Klio6770/
Kloj6767/
Klye6759/
Kleitch6758/
Clei6755/
Klae6749/
Khle6746/
Kliß6739/
Klia6738/
Kleé6738/
Khleejh6736/
Klejová6734/
Klui6732/
Kliy6728/
Killeit6722/
Këli6715/
Kellija6713/
Klih6711/
Kleš678/
Kelleyi677/
Kellijs676/
Klle676/
Klůj676/
Klli674/
Kleň674/
Ckle673/
Klhi673/
Kliç673/
Kesllei673/
Khlj673/
Klge672/
Klhe672/
Klejova672/
Kelleit672/
Klii672/
Kljj672/
Kelleiz671/
Kkle671/
Kleè671/
Klée671/
Klíe671/
Killeyi671/
Kleizch671/
Klejszt671/
Kleś671/
Kqli671/
Kluijts671/
Qklj671/
Ckli671/
Gklj671/
Hkle671/
Hkli671/
Hklj671/
Klgi671/
Kkli671/
Kcle671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kleij
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