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Where Does The Last Name Kleist Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kleist (Russian: Клеист) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kleist click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleist? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 71,933^rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,062,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Kleist are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,994,417^th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 28 people.

The last name Kleist is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 3,055 people, or 1 in 26,352. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside, Berlin, where 14 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Greenland, where 8 percent reside.

Kleist Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Kleist has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,185 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kleist Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Kleist surname are 12.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.81% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kleist earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.69% less than the national average, earning 250,257 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.45% more than the national average, earning $46,364 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $49,462 CAD per year.