Klenker Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Klenker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klenker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Klenker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klenker is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klenker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Klenker is the 5,812,366th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Klenker occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Klenker reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 11,500,780. In Germany Klenker is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 86 percent reside and Berlin, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Klenker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Klenker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Klenker surname decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Klenker
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