Klever Surname

134,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

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.

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Klever Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4411:55,8687,233
United States6251:579,93447,474
Russia3721:387,42837,653
Netherlands3581:47,1718,058
Norway1521:33,8314,756
Colombia1061:450,6996,715
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Austria391:218,34426,757
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Belarus241:395,87740,412
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

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 Last Name Facts

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

Klever (Russian: Клевер) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klever? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 134,298th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,173,440 people. The last name 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. It is also the 146,221st most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 2,542 people.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 1,441 people, or 1 in 55,868. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 72 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 8 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent live. Other than Germany Klever occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.

Klever Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Klever has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Klever surname expanded 702 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klever Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Klever last name is predominantly 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.94% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kliever92381/
Kleuver92335/
Kleaver92119/
Kleiver92117/
Kloever9262/
Klevere9226/
Kleever9212/
Kylever921/
Kleivier861/
Kellever861/
Kleveart860/
Kleavert860/
Kleevert860/
Clever837,836/
Klaver837,222/
Klewer83871/
Kliver83574/
Klyver83371/
Klover83357/
Klöver83337/
Kelver83216/
Kläver8393/
Kilver8344/
Kløver8315/
Klûver831/
Kleverova8043/
Kleverová802/
Cleaver7715,003/
Kliewer773,989/
Kloewer77229/
Kluiver77124/
Kluyver7769/
Klyvert7768/
Klyaver7750/
Clevert7749/
Klejber7731/
Cleever7730/
Klaewer7720/
Kleiwer7718/
Kylewer7715/
Klaiver7714/
Cleuver7714/
Kliaver7710/
Klewert7710/
Klavier775/
Cleiver772/
Klyover772/
Klayver772/
Clesver772/
Kllewer771/
Kleaber771/
Klēvere771/
Klyvier771/
Cleverr770/
Kealver770/
Kellver770/
Kleeverova752/
Kuillevere751/
Clver735/
Kluer732/
Kløverød7173/
Kluijver7164/
Kleiwerd7114/
Kleiwert718/
Keylewer715/
Kluyvert713/
Klayvert712/
Kellewer711/
Kliewier711/
Cleiverr711/
Kleibear710/
Kelliver710/
Kelleber710/
Cliver67792/
Clewer67755/
Cleber67410/
Klöber67347/
Klawer67203/
Kläber67170/
Klower67121/
Klöwer67108/
Kliwer6773/
Kölber6769/
Klavir6763/
Celver6718/
Kläwer6716/
Cilver6714/
Klavér6711/
Keijlewer6710/
Klíber679/
Kluher679/
Klywer673/
Klouer672/
Kelwer672/
Cléver672/
Kliverova671/
Cleverová671/
Clyver671/
Keilverth671/
Klavèr671/
Qlbeer671/
D'Kilvert671/
Clöver671/
Klayverth671/
Kellhover670/
Clevir670/

Klever Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klever in the Russian language
Клеверklever-

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