Kleine Surname
Approximately 19,611 people bear this surname
Kleine Surname Definition:
(German) The small man; the neat or nice mean.
Read More About This SurnameKleine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 12,880 | 1:6,250 | 760 |
| United States | 2,584 | 1:140,270 | 14,596 |
| Netherlands | 2,288 | 1:7,381 | 879 |
| Brazil | 668 | 1:320,471 | 12,342 |
| France | 271 | 1:245,102 | 37,912 |
| Latvia | 141 | 1:14,539 | 2,154 |
| Canada | 140 | 1:263,183 | 24,832 |
| Australia | 128 | 1:210,904 | 20,401 |
| Sweden | 50 | 1:196,935 | 13,646 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Switzerland | 44 | 1:186,657 | 16,684 |
| Thailand | 42 | 1:1,681,865 | 216,672 |
| Russia | 30 | 1:4,804,102 | 217,805 |
| Denmark | 28 | 1:201,597 | 16,538 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| Poland | 27 | 1:1,407,731 | 83,680 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 392 | 1:128,109 | 12,343 |
Kleine (251) may also be a first name.
Kleine Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) The small man; the neat or nice mean.
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from a nickname, that described a characteristic of its original bearer. Kleyn means 'small person' or 'short person', deriving its origin from the German word klien, which means 'small'.
- rihankleynAdaptation of the German word, klien, meaning 'small', usually referring to height or stature.
- loneseekerKleine Demographics
Average Kleine Salary in
United States
$44,849 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kleine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kleine Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kleine (Russian: Клеине) is found most in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kleine? popularity and diffusion
Kleine is the 27,413th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 371,605 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Kleine are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 562,655th most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 251 people.
It is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 12,880 people, or 1 in 6,250. In Germany Kleine is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 53 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found and Saxony, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Germany Kleine is found in 62 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 12 percent are found.
Kleine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kleine has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kleine last name expanded 659 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 336 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kleine Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kleine are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kleine earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 15% more than the national average, earning R 273,276 per year; in United States they earn 3.94% more than the national average, earning $44,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $55,003 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kleine Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kleine in the Russian language | ||
| Клеине | kleine | - |
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