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

The surname Klein (Arabic: كلاين, Georgian: კლეინ, Marathi: केलीन, Russian: Клеин, Tibetan: གཡང་འབྲུག་ཀེ་ལིན།) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Kleiń. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 1,157^th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,741 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Klein are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Klein is also the 165,161^st most frequent first name on earth, borne by 2,081 people.

The last name Klein is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 200,299 people, or 1 in 402. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Klein is found in 163 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Klein Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Klein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Klein last name rose 1,313 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 638 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 460 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Klein Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Jewish (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Evangelical (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Klein last name are 8.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.51% being registered with the political party.

The amount Klein earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 38.27% more than the national average, earning €41,521 per year; in Norway they earn 48.88% more than the national average, earning 515,261 kr per year; in Peru they earn 259.29% more than the national average, earning S/. 69,649 per year; in South Africa they earn 0.35% less than the national average, earning R 236,808 per year; in Colombia they earn 25.48% less than the national average, earning $16,917,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.96% more than the national average, earning $49,173 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.06% more than the national average, earning $54,682 CAD per year.