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

Kleist (Russian: Клеист) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

It is the 71,933^rd most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,062,479 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Kleist live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,994,417^th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 28 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 3,055 people, or 1 in 26,352. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live, Berlin, where 14 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 13 percent live. Apart from Germany it exists in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Greenland, where 8 percent live.

Kleist Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Kleist has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kleist surname expanded 1,185 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kleist Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Kleist are 12.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.81% registered with 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.