Klerke Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Klerke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 50 | 1:112,894 | 10,491 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Klerke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Klerke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Klerke is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Klerke? popularity and diffusion
Klerke is the 2,255,512th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Klerke are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 112,894. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 64 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 16 percent reside and Region Zealand, where 12 percent reside. Besides Denmark Klerke occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klercke | 92 | 37 | / |
| Klaerke | 92 | 3 | / |
| Klerker | 92 | 1 | / |
| Klerk | 91 | 1,726 | / |
| Klercker | 86 | 24 | / |
| Klearkeh | 86 | 16 | / |
| Klerks | 83 | 1,681 | / |
| Klerkx | 83 | 1,060 | / |
| Clerke | 83 | 545 | / |
| Klerck | 83 | 314 | / |
| Klærke | 83 | 238 | / |
| Klarke | 83 | 58 | / |
| Klrkey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kleark | 83 | 1 | / |
| Klärke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Klirke | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kellerker | 80 | 0 | / |
| Klerckx | 77 | 28 | / |
| Kellerk | 77 | 10 | / |
| Klerque | 77 | 9 | / |
| Klärcke | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kailerk | 77 | 2 | / |
| Claerke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Klarcke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Klearky | 77 | 1 | / |
| Clerkie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Clearke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Clerkey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Clerk | 73 | 3,196 | / |
| Klerx | 73 | 668 | / |
| Klerg | 73 | 4 | / |
| Clrke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Klerq | 73 | 1 | / |
| Klyrk | 73 | 0 | / |
| Klerkova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Klerckha | 71 | 0 | / |
| Clerck | 67 | 156 | / |
| Klercq | 67 | 130 | / |
| Cleark | 67 | 46 | / |
| Klärck | 67 | 22 | / |
| Killarkey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Klarki | 67 | 3 | / |
| Clorke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Clerki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klirka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klirck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Clerce | 67 | 0 | / |
| Killarkie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Klerke
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