Kletz Surname

681,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Kletz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kletz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2201:1,647,541109,999
Austria1001:85,15412,686
England361:1,547,72466,012
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
France41:16,605,680368,153
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Kletz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kletz is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kletz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 681,965th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,714,555 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Kletz reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 1,647,541. In The United States Kletz is primarily found in: Illinois, where 42 percent live, Indiana, where 9 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 23 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Kletz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kletz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kletz last name rose 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kletz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kletz surname are 17.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.83% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kletz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.7% more than the national average, earning R 446,040 per year; in United States they earn 10.8% less than the national average, earning $38,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.32% more than the national average, earning $67,232 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleitz91921/
Klietz91604/
Kleetz9166/
Kloetz9119/
Kletzs914/
Kleztz911/
Klettz911/
Kleutz910/
Kleatz910/
Klez89123/
Kelletz831/
Kletzhe830/
Klotz8032,618/
Klets804,010/
Keltz801,319/
Klitz80719/
Kiltz80432/
Klecz80364/
Klatz80157/
Cletz8080/
Klötz8045/
Kleiz8027/
Költz8010/
Kliez805/
Kültz802/
Klezh800/
Kletzsch7729/
Klz754/
Koeltz73103/
Klescz7378/
Kletch7349/
Kliotz7328/
Klaitz7317/
Kleats739/
Klitze738/
Kleuts738/
Kleicz735/
Klystz735/
Kletts734/
Kueltz733/
Költze732/
Klecze732/
Kieltz732/
Cleitz731/
Khleez731/
Klezcz731/
Klitzh731/
Khlitz731/
Klötze731/
Klotcz731/
Kleits731/
Kleacz731/
Kleštš731/
Kylets731/
Klottz730/
Cleetz730/
Kletzsche710/
Kleszcz674,373/
Kelz671,642/
Kilz67716/
Kölz67595/
Klec67388/
Kletsch67159/
Kleć67100/
Külz6795/
Kleč6792/
Kliz6774/
Kleitch6758/
Kälz6743/
Killets6727/
Clez6719/
Killitz6716/
Klöz6716/
Cleetez676/
Klitzhe674/
Kuellez673/
Klts672/
Gklz671/
Kaylets671/
Kelleiz671/
Kldz671/
Cleitez671/
Kellets671/
Klzh671/
Kläz671/
Kleizch671/
Kletshe671/
Cltz671/
Klcz671/
Klzs671/
Kllz671/

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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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  • 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 Kletz
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