Kleynhans Surname

46,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kleynhans Surname Definition:

“Little Hans”. Based on personal appearance.

Kleynhans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa10,6461:5,089646
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Australia841:321,37727,634
England841:663,31038,317
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
China41:341,830,39216,990
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Kleynhans Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Little Hans”. Based on personal appearance.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Kleynhans Last Name Facts

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

Kleynhans is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleynhans? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 46,414th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 652,538 people. Kleynhans is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kleynhans live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Kleynhans is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 10,646 people, or 1 in 5,089. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 35 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and North West, where 10 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Kleynhans Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kleynhans earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 71.66% more than the national average, earning R 407,928 per year; in United States they earn 54.32% more than the national average, earning $66,589 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.55% more than the national average, earning $66,847 CAD per year.

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Kleynhans Reference & Research

Kleinhans DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Kleinhans FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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