Kleps Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Kleps Surname User-submission:

The Kleps surname comes from the Dutch word meaning 'peak of a ball cap'. There is a company in Amsterdam that sells ball caps called Kleps.

Kleps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Germany1371:587,63147,553
Poland1331:285,78034,483
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Klepš (27) & Klepś (1) are calculated separately.

Kleps (10) may also be a first name.

Kleps Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kleps surname comes from the Dutch word meaning 'peak of a ball cap'. There is a company in Amsterdam that sells ball caps called Kleps.

- eschultz

Kleps Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kleps (Russian: Клепс) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Klepš or Klepś. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleps? popularity and diffusion

It is the 631,297th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 15,056,913 people. Kleps is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Kleps live; 36 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kleps is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.

Kleps is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 2,083,097. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 18 percent live, New York, where 16 percent live and Washington, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 28 percent live and Poland, where 27 percent live.

Kleps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kleps has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kleps surname expanded 1,933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kleps Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kleps last name are 17.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.83% being registered to vote for the party.

Kleps earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.97% less than the national average, earning $39,277 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klepš9327/
Klepś931/
Klepps91121/
Klejps9171/
Kleips9120/
Klepsh9118/
Klepsz919/
Kleyps916/
Kloeps911/
Klepsch83865/
Kelleps830/
Klebs80692/
Klaps80476/
Kilps80144/
Kelps80128/
Klops8092/
Klips8083/
Cleps8020/
Külps8010/
Klyps809/
Klepx801/
Klepsová7779/
Kleppsch7745/
Kloepsch7712/
Klepsova772/
Klepsche771/
Klepschs770/
Kliebs73172/
Klapps73112/
Klaips73100/
Kleibs7338/
Klopsz7332/
Klevås7326/
Kelpsh7321/
Klejbs7310/
Klipps7310/
Klöpps739/
Kelpss735/
Klopås733/
Klapsz732/
Klhebs732/
Klopsh732/
Klepce731/
Clepps731/
Klopsch672,011/
Killips67583/
Klipsch67461/
Killops67228/
Klepche67210/
Klapsch67200/
Klebsch67171/
Klöpsch67118/
Kelpsch6738/
Kiełpsz6725/
Klepschová6716/
Klippås677/
Kellpsh675/
Klbs674/
Kielpsz672/
Kellips672/
Klpx671/
Klepschova671/
Klvs671/
Qlps671/

Kleps Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kleps in the Russian language
Клепсkleps-

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