Klerk Surname

233,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Klerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands9521:17,7392,756
South Africa4741:114,29913,707
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Russia441:3,275,524171,933
England231:2,422,52489,093
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Norway61:857,04855,549
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Klerk (164) may also be a first name.

Klerk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Klerk (Arabic: كليرك, Russian: Клерк) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klerk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 233,618th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,222,217 people. The last name Klerk is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Klerk are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 715,247th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 164 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 952 people, or 1 in 17,739. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 35 percent are found, North Holland, where 26 percent are found and North Brabant, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands Klerk exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Klerk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Klerk has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Klerk last name grew 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Klerk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Klerk last name are 26.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.68% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Klerk earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 36.79% less than the national average, earning 218,754 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 27.82% less than the national average, earning R 171,528 per year and in United States they earn 2.12% less than the national average, earning $42,236 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klerks911,681/
Klerkx911,060/
Klerck91314/
Klerke9171/
Kleark911/
Klercke8337/
Klerckx8328/
Kellerk8310/
Kailerk832/
Clerk803,196/
Klark801,015/
Klerx80668/
Klerg804/
Klerq801/
Klork800/
Klyrk800/
Klerkova771/
Clerke73545/
Klærke73238/
Clerck73156/
Klercq73130/
Klarck7356/
Cleark7346/
Klärck7322/
Cklark732/
Klärke731/
Klirck730/
Klirke730/
Kellark6712/
Klerque679/
Clrk673/
Clearke671/
Klrc671/
Clearck671/
Kellerq671/
Killark670/

Klerk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klerk in the Russian language
Клеркklerk-
Klerk in the Arabic language
كليركklyrk-

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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 Klerk
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