Klessen Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Klessen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klessen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1411:570,96146,627
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Klessen Last Name Facts

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

Klessen occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klessen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,121,821st most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. Klessen occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Klessen live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Klessen is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 570,961. In Germany Klessen is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Berlin, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Denmark, where 10 percent live.

Klessen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Klessen surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Klessen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.32% less than the national average, earning 268,828 kr per year and in United States they earn 57.59% more than the national average, earning $68,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleissen93143/
Klaessen93118/
Kleessen9320/
Kleyssen9316/
Kleassen930/
Klesen92502/
Klssen923/
Kleijssen8878/
Klassen8640,610/
Kliesen86167/
Kleisen86142/
Klossen8647/
Kleysen8646/
Kloesen8621/
Klaesen8618/
Clessen865/
Kleasen864/
Kleshen862/
Klissen861/
Kletsen861/
Klesn832/
Klsen831/
Klaassen8014,400/
Kleijsen8094/
Klassien8019/
Kleschen8018/
Klaehsen809/
Klijssen805/
Klasseen803/
Klasssen801/
Killesen801/
Cleussen800/
Klasen776,577/
Kleene771,066/
Kelsen77784/
Clesen77242/
Kleßen7778/
Klysen7766/
Klosen7765/
Külsen7749/
Klesin7726/
Kilsen7715/
Klösen7713/
Kølsen777/
Kläsen776/
Klehen772/
Klegen771/
Kylsen771/
Kleenh771/
Klisen770/
Cillessen75443/
Klaeschen7526/
Klaasssen752/
Klesshing751/
Kleshchen751/
Klen732,164/
Klaasen716,987/
Cloesen71347/
Klijsen71322/
Kielsen71245/
Klahsen71230/
Clissen71169/
Kleizen71138/
Klassin71110/
Kleeßen7189/
Kleshin7174/
Cleesen7162/
Klaeßen7157/
Klegien7138/
Kletten7135/
Klaseen7132/
Kühlsen7128/
Clessin7121/
Kleshyn7120/
Klaesén7117/
Klassyn7117/
Källsen7114/
Kletsin7112/
Kleyzen7112/
Cleysen7111/
Cleusen7110/
Kuelsen718/
Klechen718/
Kilshen717/
Klyshen717/
Klishen716/
Kletsyn716/
Küllsen715/
Klaysen714/
Clesent714/
Klaszen714/
Kyllsen714/
Klossin712/
Cleshen711/
Klyasen711/
Kellsen711/
Klehenn711/
Kliosen711/
Cleasen711/
Klitsen711/
Kilsoen711/
Klejzen711/
Koelsen711/
Cleisen711/
Killsen710/
Kelshen710/
Klein67462,978/
Kleyn676,689/
Klene67970/
Klehn67433/
Kläschen67317/
Klejn67293/
Klaahsen67155/
Klean67148/
Cleijsen67110/
Klenn67109/
Klenc67106/
Kleijzen6778/
Kleschin6772/
Klaaysen6770/
Clayssen6766/
Klezienė6763/
Klaschen6759/
Kålen6755/
Kleshina6731/
Cluyssen6730/
Klössing6730/
Claehsen6725/
Klöschen6722/
Kletteng6716/
Kleshyna6716/
Khlassin6713/
Klenø679/
Källåsen677/
Kleschenova676/
Klhen676/
Kiellsen673/
Kleén673/
Kleoshyn673/
Kleun672/
Kletn672/
Kuehlsen672/
Cillesen672/
Kledjeen672/
Kleishyn672/
Kellehen671/
Klaaseen671/
Klesnova671/
Qlsen671/
Clahssen671/
Clissent671/
Klisshin671/
Klaijsen671/
Classeen671/
Claissen671/
Classenn671/
Clesn670/
Killeene670/
Cleishen670/
Kelschen670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Klessen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis