Kleves Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Kleves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kleves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kleves (66) may also be a first name.

Kleves Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kleves is most common in Brazil. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleves? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Kleves is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Kleves are found; 88 percent are found in South America and 88 percent are found in Luso-South America. Kleves is also the 1,201,840th most numerous given name worldwide, borne by 66 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Paraná, where 86 percent are found and Mato Grosso, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil Kleves occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Kleves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kleves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kleves last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klevets921,707/
Kleeves92106/
Klieves9243/
Klevies929/
Kleveus921/
Kleives920/
Cleves832,274/
Klaves83110/
Klewes8334/
Kloves8326/
Klevis8322/
Klives830/
Cleaves773,288/
Cleeves77421/
Klyvets77402/
Klivets7748/
Clieves7731/
Klevecz7730/
Kleweis7714/
Kälveus778/
Kliewes778/
Claeves772/
Klevish772/
Cleveas771/
Cleveus771/
Kleibes771/
Cleveis770/
Klues7360/
Qlves733/
Clves731/
Kleeweis7128/
Kleihues7116/
Cleavest7114/
Kleweisz712/
Cleaveus711/
Cleiveis711/
Clewes671,504/
Klyvis67132/
Kluess67112/
Clevis67105/
Clevez6799/
Klawes6791/
Kelvis6751/
Klavis6734/
Clives6733/
Klovis6715/
Kleevisch6713/
Klebez679/
Klewez678/
Klibes675/
Klivis675/
Klewis674/
Clebes674/
Kleeweiss674/
Clèves674/
Klivys674/
Kelvys673/
Kluese673/
Klebys672/
Cilves672/
Klevisová672/
Kelwes672/
Celves672/
Klévis671/
Kleeweisz671/
Cléves671/
Kilvis671/
Clevex671/
Kelvex671/
Kelues670/
Kilues670/

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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
  • 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 Kleves
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