Klesen Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Klesen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4541:177,32520,795
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Klesen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Klesen (Russian: Клесен) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klesen? popularity and diffusion

Klesen is the 614,324th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,517,024 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Klesen live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Klesen is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 454 people, or 1 in 177,325. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Saarland, where 91 percent live, Berlin, where 6 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Klesen occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Klesen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Klesen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Klesen last name rose 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klesen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Klesen surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

Klesen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.01% less than the national average, earning $32,788 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klessen92216/
Kliesen92167/
Kleisen92142/
Kleysen9246/
Kloesen9221/
Klaesen9218/
Kleasen924/
Kleshen922/
Kletsen921/
Klesn912/
Klsen911/
Kleissen86143/
Klaessen86118/
Kleijsen8694/
Kleessen8620/
Kleschen8618/
Kleyssen8616/
Klaehsen869/
Kleisgen861/
Killesen861/
Kleassen860/
Klasen836,577/
Kelsen83784/
Clesen83242/
Kleßen8378/
Klysen8366/
Klosen8365/
Külsen8349/
Klesin8326/
Kilsen8315/
Klösen8313/
Kølsen837/
Kläsen836/
Klssen833/
Klegen831/
Kylsen831/
Klisen830/
Kleijssen8078/
Klaeschen8026/
Kleshchen801/
Klassen7740,610/
Klaasen776,987/
Cloesen77347/
Klijsen77322/
Kielsen77245/
Klahsen77230/
Kleizen77138/
Kloezen77136/
Kleeßen7789/
Kleshin7774/
Cleesen7762/
Klaeßen7757/
Klossen7747/
Kläsgen7741/
Klegien7738/
Klaseen7732/
Kühlsen7728/
Kleshyn7720/
Klaesén7717/
Källsen7714/
Kletsin7712/
Kleyzen7712/
Cleysen7711/
Cleusen7710/
Kuelsen778/
Klechen778/
Kilshen777/
Klyshen777/
Klishen776/
Kletsyn776/
Clessen775/
Küllsen775/
Klaysen774/
Clesent774/
Klaszen774/
Kyllsen774/
Kleijen772/
Cleshen771/
Klyasen771/
Kellsen771/
Kleigen771/
Kliosen771/
Klissen771/
Cleasen771/
Klitsen771/
Kilsoen771/
Klejzen771/
Koelsen771/
Cleisen771/
Killsen770/
Kelshen770/
Klejn73293/
Qlsen731/
Clesn730/
Klaassen7114,400/
Kläschen71317/
Klaahsen71155/
Cleijsen71110/
Kleijzen7178/
Kleschin7172/
Klaaysen7170/
Klezienė7163/
Klaschen7159/
Kleshina7131/
Kleitgen7128/
Claehsen7125/
Klöschen7122/
Klassien7119/
Klayjeen7117/
Kleshyna7116/
Källåsen717/
Kleschenova716/
Klijssen715/
Klasseen713/
Kiellsen713/
Kleigien713/
Kleoshyn713/
Kuehlsen712/
Cillesen712/
Kledjeen712/
Kleishyn712/
Klasssen711/
Klaaseen711/
Klesnova711/
Klaijsen711/
Kloyjeen711/
Cleussen710/
Cleishen710/
Kelschen710/
Killegen710/
Klaßen671,408/
Klazen67727/
Klegin67665/
Cillessen67443/
Klasin67400/
Kleizienė67272/
Klasén67266/
Kleshchin67204/
Khlaiseng67159/
Klecin67142/
Kölsün67120/
Kleschina6786/
Klaaijsen6786/
Külgen6784/
Kilgen6763/
Klejne6757/
Klisin6747/
Klosin6743/
Kölgen6740/
Kelsin6734/
Kleshchyn6728/
Klasyn6719/
Klezin6716/
Klozen6713/
Köllschen6710/
Kleidchen678/
Celsen676/
Killesing674/
Kilzen673/
Kilsem673/
Kledcheen673/
Cülsen672/
Klexin672/
Klaasssen672/
Klyzen672/
Kelgen671/
Klysin671/
Kleshnova671/
Klesshing671/
Kelzen671/
Klasên671/
Clysen671/
Klejin671/
Kleishyna671/
Klechn671/
Khlayseng671/
Clesin670/
Clegen670/
Kligen670/

Klesen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klesen in the Russian language
Клесенklesen-

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