Kleinmeyer Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kleinmeyer Surname User-submission:

The surname Kleinmeyer comes from the German words klein, meaning 'small', and meier or meyer, meaning 'farmer who owns a small peace of land'. Therefore Kleinmeier is a descriptive surname, which means 'small farmer'.

Kleinmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2121:1,709,712113,287
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Kleinmeyer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kleinmeyer comes from the German words klein, meaning 'small', and meier or meyer, meaning 'farmer who owns a small peace of land'. Therefore Kleinmeier is a descriptive surname, which means 'small farmer'.

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Kleinmeyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kleinmeyer occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kleinmeyer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleinmeyer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,035,555th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. The surname Kleinmeyer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Kleinmeyer live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 1,709,712. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Iowa, where 50 percent live, Florida, where 8 percent live and Maryland, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States Kleinmeyer occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Kleinmeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kleinmeyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kleinmeyer surname expanded 1,178 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kleinmeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kleinmeyer last name are 40.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 87.72% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kleinmeyer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $45,627 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.5% less than the national average, earning $43,471 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleinmeyr953/
Kleinmyer953/
Kleinmeier90122/
Kleinmayer9052/
Kleimmeyer902/
Kleinmayr841/
Kleinmaier80248/
Kleimmeier801/
Kleynmeier801/
Kleinmeierová781/
Kleinmair744/

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