Kleijer Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kleijer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kleijer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7181:23,5203,791
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kleijer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kleijer is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleijer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 452,985th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 9,729,701 people. The surname Kleijer occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kleijer live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 718 people, or 1 in 23,520. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 46 percent live, Utrecht, where 18 percent live and North Holland, where 11 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent live and Uzbekistan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klijer9271/
Klejer9237/
Kleiser861,925/
Kleiger86101/
Kleizer86101/
Klegier868/
Kleejer868/
Klejzer865/
Kleijze862/
Klier837,977/
Kleie83127/
Klije832/
Klleiser801/
Kliger771,065/
Kleger77564/
Kleser77250/
Kleise7763/
Kledje7754/
Klezer7731/
Klidje7726/
Kleige7719/
Klajer7710/
Kleyie7710/
Klecer775/
Klizer772/
Clejer772/
Kleair771/
Kliser771/
Kleiye771/
Kleaie771/
Kleuer770/
Kellehier750/
Klej73600/
Kellier71509/
Kleuser71381/
Kleeger71116/
Kleager71102/
Klegere7144/
Klesert7133/
Klecher7123/
Killier7122/
Klieser7120/
Kligier7112/
Klaizer7111/
Kleyzer7110/
Kligert7110/
Kláizer718/
Cleiser716/
Kleizerová715/
Klajser715/
Klaiser714/
Cleizer713/
Klicher713/
Kleesie712/
Kleuzer712/
Kligere712/
Kluiser712/
Klujzer712/
Klaiger711/
Kleagir711/
Kleaser711/
Kleyger711/
Clegier711/
Kleuger710/
Kledzie710/
Klihier710/
Kllhier710/
Kelleher6726,840/
Kelliher675,697/
Klaer67452/
Klehe67222/
Klierová67177/
Kleye67140/
Kleeh67135/
Clier67119/
Klejs67111/
Clerzier67105/
Kleja67103/
Kleihege67101/
Kleyi6790/
Kelliger6757/
Kloei6749/
Klaje6723/
Kliauzer6721/
Klese6715/
Klisr6715/
Klehi6710/
Kletcher676/
Klesi675/
Kleyhger675/
Klege674/
Killiger673/
Kelleyjr673/
Kleutger673/
Klger672/
Klyer672/
Klyee672/
Cleie672/
Klierova672/
Khlje672/
Killiher671/
Kellaeer671/
Keellier671/
Killicer671/
Kliee671/
Kelleger671/
Kleue671/
Kellejoe671/
Kloee671/
Klija671/
Kliei671/
Kliji671/
Cleje671/
Kleci671/
Kleycher671/
Kellehir670/
Kellegir670/
Kletsger670/
Kleey670/
Kloezzer670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kleijer
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