Kleiner Surname
Approximately 16,340 people bear this surname
Kleiner Surname User-submission:
Kleiner means 'smaller' in German and Yiddish. It is thus a descriptive surname denoting a small person.
Kleiner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,979 | 1:10,090 | 1,268 |
| United States | 3,524 | 1:102,854 | 11,356 |
| Switzerland | 1,189 | 1:6,907 | 1,108 |
| Israel | 1,061 | 1:8,066 | 1,266 |
| Austria | 396 | 1:21,504 | 3,371 |
| Argentina | 265 | 1:161,296 | 13,592 |
| Canada | 237 | 1:155,467 | 15,773 |
| Czechia | 230 | 1:46,232 | 7,700 |
| Brazil | 181 | 1:1,182,731 | 40,970 |
| Ukraine | 172 | 1:264,667 | 34,413 |
| France | 160 | 1:415,142 | 60,629 |
| Australia | 135 | 1:199,968 | 19,617 |
| Paraguay | 94 | 1:76,987 | 1,954 |
| England | 94 | 1:592,745 | 35,632 |
| Poland | 86 | 1:441,962 | 45,671 |
| Denmark | 71 | 1:79,503 | 7,759 |
| Sweden | 60 | 1:164,113 | 11,407 |
| Hungary | 52 | 1:188,775 | 16,213 |
| Thailand | 51 | 1:1,385,066 | 192,885 |
| South Africa | 47 | 1:1,152,717 | 66,933 |
| Belgium | 38 | 1:302,543 | 35,124 |
| Estonia | 38 | 1:34,784 | 6,408 |
| Spain | 29 | 1:1,612,139 | 47,760 |
| Slovakia | 19 | 1:280,866 | 41,728 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | 1:2,295 | 315 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 254 | 1:197,711 | 17,239 |
Kleiner (285) may also be a first name.
Kleiner Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Kleiner means 'smaller' in German and Yiddish. It is thus a descriptive surname denoting a small person.
- haffman97Kleiner Demographics
Average Male Kleiner Height
176.58 cm
Average Female Kleiner Height
159.4 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kleiner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kleiner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kleiner occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kleiner? popularity and diffusion
It is the 32,566th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 445,994 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Kleiner are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 524,196th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 285 people.
The surname Kleiner is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 7,979 people, or 1 in 10,090. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 33 percent live, Bavaria, where 15 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Other than Germany Kleiner is found in 52 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Switzerland, where 7 percent live.
Kleiner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kleiner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kleiner surname expanded 1,387 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 4,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kleiner Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kleiner surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Kleiner surname are 36.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 89.61% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kleiner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 62.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,525 per year; in South Africa they earn 126.59% more than the national average, earning R 538,464 per year; in United States they earn 21.27% more than the national average, earning $52,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.24% more than the national average, earning $61,228 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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