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

Kleij occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleij? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Kleij is the 561,353^rd most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,898,311 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Kleij reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 534 people, or 1 in 31,624. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 37 percent are found, North Holland, where 16 percent are found and North Brabant, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Kleij Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Kleij has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kleij last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.