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 Male Kleine Height
177.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kleine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kleine Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kleine (Russian: Клеине) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kleine? popularity and diffusion
It is the 27,413th most widely held family name globally, 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 frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 251 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 12,880 people, or 1 in 6,250. In Germany Kleine is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 53 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found and Saxony, where 5 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname exists 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 occurrence of Kleine has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 659 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 336 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kleine Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kleine last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the 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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