Klerks Surname

238,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Klerks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klerks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,4511:11,6381,640
Canada701:526,36644,416
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Australia321:843,61652,533
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
England131:4,286,005132,302
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Klerks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klerks (Russian: Клеркс) occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klerks? popularity and diffusion

Klerks is the 238,470th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,335,244 people. The surname Klerks is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Klerks are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Klerks is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,451 people, or 1 in 11,638. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 49 percent reside, South Holland, where 20 percent reside and North Holland, where 8 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Klerks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Klerks surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Klerks earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.23% more than the national average, earning $51,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.19% less than the national average, earning $45,614 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klerk911,726/
Klerkx831,060/
Klerck83314/
Klerke8371/
Clerks8356/
Klarks8321/
Kleark831/
Klercke7737/
Klerckx7728/
Kellerk7710/
Clerk733,196/
Klerx73668/
Klerg734/
Klerq731/
Klyrk730/
Klerkova711/
Clerke67545/
Clerkx67252/
Klærke67238/
Clerck67156/
Klercq67130/
Cleark6746/
Klärck6722/
Klärke671/
Klirck670/
Klirke670/

Klerks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klerks in the Russian language
Клерксklerks-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Klerks
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