Kleiman Surname

69,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Kleiman Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller on clay ground; one who came from Klei (clay), the name of various places in Germany.

Kleiman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5881:101,02011,210
Israel1,6221:5,276780
Argentina4051:105,5398,943
Ukraine3231:140,93719,749
Canada2561:143,92814,778
Mexico2001:620,63110,132
Netherlands1391:121,49019,071
Australia791:341,71828,950
Brazil721:2,973,25587,092
England701:795,97243,050
Slovakia571:93,62217,991
France431:1,544,714145,815
Uruguay371:92,7509,282
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Costa Rica221:217,2762,674
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Finland201:274,83520,939
Chile201:880,82418,509
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Kleiman (48) may also be a first name.

Kleiman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller on clay ground; one who came from Klei (clay), the name of various places in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kleiman Last Name Facts

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

Kleiman (Georgian: კლეიმან) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kleiman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleiman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kleiman is the 69,310th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,018,952 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Kleiman reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,448,253rd most numerous first name globally, borne by 48 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,588 people, or 1 in 101,020. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 23 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.

Kleiman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kleiman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kleiman last name expanded 4,077 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kleiman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kleiman last name are 41.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Kleiman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 94.77% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,757 per year; in South Africa they earn 10.04% more than the national average, earning R 261,504 per year; in United States they earn 20.99% more than the national average, earning $52,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.01% more than the national average, earning $67,077 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleimann932,146/
Kleimane9342/
Kleimman934/
Kleimand931/
Kleimant931/
Kleman922,218/
Kliman921,158/
Kleimmann8816/
Kleismane882/
Kleeman862,806/
Klemann862,698/
Kleyman861,723/
Klaiman86288/
Klieman86207/
Klejman86195/
Cleiman86118/
Klimann86116/
Kliaman8671/
Kleimon8670/
Klimang8623/
Kleaman8622/
Klyeman8610/
Klimane868/
Kletman864/
Klehman863/
Klemman862/
Kleimam862/
Klemang861/
Klemane861/
Klimank861/
Kleuman861/
Kleimanová8250/
Kleimanova8230/
Kleemann8010,747/
Kleymann802,797/
Kliemann802,088/
Kelleman80156/
Kluitman8088/
Kleßmann8078/
Klejtman8028/
Klaitman8024/
Klejmann8022/
Kleysman8017/
Cleijman8012/
Klehmann8011/
Klessman809/
Cleitman806/
Kleusman804/
Killiman804/
Klemmann803/
Kelliman802/
Killeman802/
Klesmane802/
Klemannn802/
Klismane802/
Klimatin801/
Klittman801/
Hckleman801/
Kletmann801/
Cleimann801/
Klemahyn801/
Kleamann800/
Kleemand800/
Kleoeman800/
Kleesman800/
Klaemann800/
Kleimannová786/
Klaman77958/
Cleman77345/
Klyman77311/
Climan77162/
Klimon7787/
Klemon7742/
Klemán7719/
Klimán7718/
Kléman779/
Klimam772/
Klimanova753,974/
Khlaimang75210/
Köllemann75172/
Klemanová75168/
Kluitmann75146/
Klimanová7550/
Killemann7537/
Klittmann7536/
Klessmann7533/
Klemanova7530/
Kellemann7516/
Killimann7511/
Kleesmann758/
Kellesman752/
Klettmann752/
Kelleyman751/
Kluijtman751/
Klismmann751/
Kleytmann751/
Kellisman750/
Klamann711,201/
Klayman71847/
Clemant71781/
Klimont71365/
Klajman71341/
Clemann71262/
Cleyman71245/
Klouman71138/
Cleeman7197/
Klauman7176/
Koellemann7164/
Klatman7160/
Clitman7160/
Kleymanova7153/
Klyhman7143/
Clemang7139/
Claiman7129/
Klemond7123/
Klejmon7122/
Cloeman7121/
Khlimanova7120/
Klahman7116/
Klamane7114/
Clemand7112/
Klymant7111/
Klymman719/
Klaimon719/
Clisman715/
Klimone715/
Kleymon714/
Climant713/
Klymann713/
Kleimonova713/
Kleimonová712/
Clemane712/
Klaaman712/
Kleemam712/
Khlemanova711/
Klyaman711/
Klamein711/
Kliemon711/
Claeman711/
Clemman711/
Clesman711/
Cleaman711/
Kellesmann711/
Cliaman711/
Klemone710/
Klimham710/
Climgan710/
Clehman710/
Klytman710/
Clieman710/
Climman710/
Klaumann671,234/
Kellyman67330/
Cleemann67208/
Klaasman67186/
Klejmont67151/
Klasmann6798/
Khlaimon6782/
Claimant6758/
Klamandt6746/
Klaamann6733/
Kluytman6725/
Kloumann6723/
Klammann6723/
Claitman6722/
Cleusman6720/
Clemantt6720/
Cleymand6719/
Klahmann6713/
Klyayman678/
Kellaman677/
Klaimont676/
Klasmean675/
Clismann675/
Claimand673/
Klaymann673/
Clematin672/
Clayeman672/
Klaumane672/
Klaymang672/
Klymahyn672/
Klysmman672/
Kloumain671/
Klamaint671/
Kleemannová671/
Cliemann671/
Killaman671/
Klimontt671/
Klasmane671/
Cilliman671/
Clemeant671/
Klysmanh671/
Cleamant670/
Cluisman670/
Cilleman670/
Cleamann670/
Cleatman670/
Clemmant670/

Kleiman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kleiman in the Georgian language
კლეიმანkleiman-

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