Kleys Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kleys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kleys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397

Kleys (21) may also be a first name.

Kleys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kleys (Russian: Клейс) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleys? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. Kleys is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Kleys reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 21 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 703,632. In The Netherlands Kleys is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 67 percent live, North Holland, where 29 percent live and South Holland, where 4 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 40 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleyus9127/
Kleyst9114/
Klys89491/
Kles89338/
Kelleys8313/
Kleis802,991/
Klaes802,969/
Klees802,927/
Kless801,118/
Kloes80779/
Klysh80498/
Cleys80459/
Klesh80260/
Klysz80203/
Klies80134/
Klesz80117/
Klejs80111/
Kleus8093/
Klues8060/
Kleas8045/
Klyos8026/
Klyss8026/
Klehs8025/
Klyts8019/
Klese8015/
Klays8010/
Klyas805/
Ckles804/
Kleds803/
Kloys802/
Klyes801/
Klles801/
Kllys801/
Klesse731,186/
Kleiss731,129/
Klesch73465/
Klyaus73445/
Kloess73371/
Kelles73352/
Kleese73293/
Klease73196/
Klyscz73173/
Kleisz73138/
Kellys73132/
Kluess73112/
Klawes7391/
Kleijs7384/
Killes7372/
Klaess7369/
Klysch7368/
Kleise7363/
Ckless7351/
Kleest7350/
Kleess7342/
Klyass7341/
Kleihs7336/
Klyays7335/
Kloesz7333/
Klejst7331/
Klyoss7328/
Klyats7320/
Kleesh7318/
Kloehs7315/
Kliesh7314/
Kleats739/
Kleuss739/
Kleuts738/
Kliess737/
Klaehs736/
Kluysh735/
Kleius735/
Kletts734/
Khlies734/
Cleyus732/
Khleis731/
Killys731/
Klauys731/
Klayes731/
Kleast731/
Kleesz731/
Kleush731/
Kliyos731/
Cleyse731/
Klysze731/
Kleits731/
Klesht731/
Kliehs731/
Cleyes731/
Kylles731/
Cleyss731/
Kyllys731/
Khless731/
Kleish730/
Kleehs730/
Kloesh730/
Klesph730/
Klayst730/
Klas674,147/
Klyshch672,510/
Klis671,382/
Kliesch671,097/
Kläs67892/
Klesova67558/
Klagges67477/
Kleisch67244/
Kleß67204/
Köllges67194/
Kletsch67159/
Kleusch67154/
Klez67123/
Klesová67107/
Kellies67101/
Kleć67100/
Kleč6792/
Cles6768/
Klysova6759/
Klyz6724/
Klescht6723/
Kyllesø6721/
Kluysse6719/
Keheles6718/
Kloesch6717/
Kleesch6715/
Killies6714/
Kleš678/
Kelloes677/
Klyś677/
Klyschz675/
Kehelys674/
Kelless672/
Killeas672/
Cleeyes672/
Kellehs672/
Gkilles672/
Klowesz671/
Klyaits671/
Klyauts671/
Kledsch671/
Kleehas671/
Kellets671/
Klyß671/
Kleoush671/
Klejszt671/
Kleś671/
Kelly's671/
Kletshe671/
Qles671/
Qlys671/
Cleydse671/
Klyx671/
Kleestt671/
Keullys671/
Kelleds670/
Kelleyhous670/
Kellese670/
Kellesh670/

Kleys Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kleys in the Russian language
Клейсklejs-

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Footnotes

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