Kleiss Surname

328,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kleiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kleiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4701:771,18959,919
Netherlands2041:82,78013,829
Germany1621:496,94742,561
France571:1,165,311123,217
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Austria401:212,88626,249
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England41:13,929,515290,718
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Kleiss Last Name Facts

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

Kleiss occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleiss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 328,558th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 6,454,868 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Kleiss live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 470 people, or 1 in 771,189. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 30 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 18 percent are found and Germany, where 14 percent are found.

Kleiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kleiss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kleiss surname increased 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kleiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kleiss surname are 4.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.89% registered with the party.

The amount Kleiss earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $46,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.91% less than the national average, earning $42,771 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleis912,991/
Kless911,118/
Kliss91375/
Klesse831,186/
Kloess83371/
Khliss83343/
Klaiss83324/
Cleiss83159/
Kleisz83138/
Kluess83112/
Kleijs8384/
Klaess8369/
Kleise8363/
Ckless8351/
Kleess8342/
Kleihs8336/
Kliass8333/
Kleuss839/
Klisse837/
Kliess837/
Kleius835/
Khleis831/
Kleits831/
Khless831/
Kleish830/
Kluiss830/
Klis801,382/
Kles80338/
Kleisch77244/
Killiss777/
Kelless772/
Cleisse771/
Kelliss770/
Cleuiss770/
Klass7310,311/
Klaes732,969/
Klees732,927/
Klisz73982/
Kloes73779/
Klish73750/
Kleiß73649/
Klais73435/
Klise73375/
Klijs73364/
Klesh73260/
Cless73231/
Cleis73209/
Kluis73202/
Khlis73159/
Klois73155/
Klies73134/
Klesz73117/
Klejs73111/
Kleus7393/
Cliss7369/
Klues7360/
Kleas7345/
Kleys7343/
Klias7339/
Kleiz7327/
Klyss7326/
Klehs7325/
Klese7315/
Klizs739/
Ckles734/
Kleds733/
Klihs733/
Klyes731/
Kleić731/
Klles731/
Kleische7129/
Kleihaus7117/
Kleisová7116/
Klessova712/
Klissova711/
Klessová711/
Kleisova711/
Kleehass710/
Klaihass710/
Klisch671,718/
Kellis671,551/
Klauss671,443/
Clesse67738/
Klesch67465/
Klasse67365/
Kelles67352/
Kleese67293/
Klease67196/
Killis67154/
Klaass67117/
Kliaus67116/
Klawes6791/
Cluiss6775/
Killes6772/
Kyllis6767/
Kleest6750/
Klyass6741/
Cluess6741/
Khlass6735/
Kloesz6733/
Klejst6731/
Kluits6729/
Klyoss6728/
Kleyus6727/
Klaits6721/
Clisse6719/
Kleesh6718/
Cleios6718/
Klisht6715/
Kloehs6715/
Klaise6714/
Kleyst6714/
Kliesh6714/
Köllis6710/
Cleisz679/
Kleats679/
Kluijs679/
Cleise678/
Klaihs678/
Kleuts678/
Klishe677/
Klaehs676/
Claess675/
Kleicz675/
Klaist675/
Kletts674/
Klaisz674/
Kllias674/
Khlies674/
Kluish673/
Cleish672/
Claiss672/
Kleiszová672/
Kluise671/
Klayes671/
Kleast671/
Kleesz671/
Kleithsch671/
Kleush671/
Kliyos671/
Cklish671/
Clisst671/
Gklass671/
Cleius671/
Kloise671/
Kloits671/
Klesht671/
Kliasz671/
Kliehs671/
Kylles671/
Khlias671/
Khlise671/
Cleyss671/
Khlish671/
Cloess670/
Cleist670/
Kleehs670/
Klaish670/
Kloesh670/
Klesph670/
Klouss670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kleiss
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