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) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kleys.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleys? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kleys is the 2,979,664th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Kleys occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Kleys live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 21 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 703,632. In The Netherlands Kleys is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 67 percent are found, North Holland, where 29 percent are found and South Holland, where 4 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands Kleys is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 40 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

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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