Kleinsmith Surname

158,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kleinsmith Surname Definition:

(German) One who made small metal objects, such as locks and nails; the small worker in metals.

Kleinsmith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7501:30,9593,980
United States9101:398,30734,877
Canada371:995,82774,831
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
England111:5,065,278148,650
Namibia41:602,35012,421
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

Kleinsmith Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who made small metal objects, such as locks and nails; the small worker in metals.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kleinsmith Last Name Facts

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

Kleinsmith occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleinsmith? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 158,392nd most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,642,330 people. Kleinsmith occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Kleinsmith are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Kleinsmith is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,750 people, or 1 in 30,959. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 79 percent live, Gauteng, where 9 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent live. Barring South Africa Kleinsmith is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Kleinsmith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kleinsmith has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kleinsmith last name grew 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kleinsmith Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kleinsmith last name are 10.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.45% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kleinsmith earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning R 235,008 per year; in United States they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $42,968 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.09% more than the national average, earning $53,702 CAD per year.

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