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Where Does The Last Name Kleven Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kleven (Arabic: كليفن, Russian: Клевен) occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Kléven. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleven? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Kleven is the 99,695^th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,535,837 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Kleven live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 986,211^th most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 93 people.

It is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 2,234 people, or 1 in 2,302. In Norway Kleven is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 67 percent live, Western Norway, where 16 percent live and Central Norway, where 10 percent live. Besides Norway this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 46 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Kleven Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kleven has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kleven last name grew 2,568 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kleven Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Kleven last name are 8.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.18% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kleven earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 2.08% less than the national average, earning 338,872 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $46,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.99% less than the national average, earning $44,221 CAD per year.