Kleppen Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Kleppen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kleppen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Norway1021:50,4157,222
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Guam11:160,1214,893
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kleppen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kleppen is most common in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleppen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 874,560th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Kleppen live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Kleppen is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 2,170,413. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 17 percent live, North Dakota, where 16 percent live and Washington, where 14 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 33 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.

Kleppen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kleppen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kleppen last name grew 8,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kleppen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kleppen surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kleppen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.52% less than the national average, earning 344,289 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.53% less than the national average, earning $39,038 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleppien937/
Klepen921/
Kelleppen884/
Kleppin86319/
Klippen86130/
Kloppen8630/
Klepien860/
Klepping80180/
Cleppien8014/
Klippeng808/
Klappaen802/
Kloeppin802/
Kliappen801/
Klepin77355/
Kelpen7746/
Klypen7730/
Klepyn773/
Clepen772/
Kilpen771/
Klopen770/
Klapen770/
Klepenova751/
Clappen71107/
Kleopin7159/
Kölpien7143/
Klaypen7136/
Klepina7129/
Kelpien7119/
Kleopyn7112/
Klopien717/
Klepyna716/
Klaipen712/
Clepeng711/
Kleping711/
Klaapen710/
Kilpeen710/
Cloppen710/
Clippen710/
Klöpping67789/
Klipping6799/
Klaypenh6761/
Klaipeng6711/
Koelpien6711/
Klibpeng678/
Klabpaen676/
Kilpienė675/
Klaypeng673/
Kläpping672/
Klaiphen672/
Klepnova671/
Klypienė671/

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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 Kleppen
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