Klever Surname
Approximately 3,353 people bear this surname
Klever Surname User-submission:
(German) A toponymic surname. Either derived from the prepositional alias zum Cleve, used regionally in the early modern period, or directly from the demonymic adjective Clever or Klever. Both denote a person with origins in the city of Kleve, Germany.
Read More About This SurnameKlever Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,441 | 1:55,868 | 7,233 |
| United States | 625 | 1:579,934 | 47,474 |
| Russia | 372 | 1:387,428 | 37,653 |
| Netherlands | 358 | 1:47,171 | 8,058 |
| Norway | 152 | 1:33,831 | 4,756 |
| Colombia | 106 | 1:450,699 | 6,715 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Brazil | 40 | 1:5,351,858 | 134,966 |
| Austria | 39 | 1:218,344 | 26,757 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Belarus | 24 | 1:395,877 | 40,412 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 89 | 1:564,255 | 38,527 |
Klever (2,542) may also be a first name.
Klever Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(German) A toponymic surname. Either derived from the prepositional alias zum Cleve, used regionally in the early modern period, or directly from the demonymic adjective Clever or Klever. Both denote a person with origins in the city of Kleve, Germany.
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Klever Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Klever Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Klever Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Klever (Russian: Клевер) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Klever click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Klever? popularity and diffusion
Klever is the 134,298th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 2,173,440 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Klever are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Klever is also the 146,221st most commonly used first name globally, held by 2,542 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,441 people, or 1 in 55,868. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 72 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Russia, where 11 percent reside.
Klever Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Klever has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 702 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Klever Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Klever surname are 18.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.94% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Klever earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 2.84% less than the national average, earning 336,256 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 6.47% less than the national average, earning $21,234,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 4.26% less than the national average, earning $41,310 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Klever Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Klever in the Russian language | ||
| Клевер | klever | - |
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