Kliest Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kliest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kliest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Kliešť (4) are calculated separately.

Kliest Last Name Facts

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

Kliest occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Kliešť. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kliest? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,465,390th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Kliest reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 3,485,182. In The United States Kliest is most frequent in: Illinois, where 21 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 13 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 27 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Kliest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kliest has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 520 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kliest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kliest are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the party.

Kliest earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.03% less than the national average, earning $40,549 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kliests9220/
Klieste923/
Klest9159/
Klist9116/
Kliešť894/
Kleist836,859/
Kleest8350/
Klejst8331/
Klisht8315/
Kleyst8314/
Klaist835/
Kleast831/
Kloest831/
Klesht831/
Klaest830/
Klescht7723/
Klischt777/
Klisthe771/
Klejszt771/
Kleestt771/
Kleiste770/
Clist73667/
Klust73194/
Clest733/
Klestova711,118/
Klistova7114/
Kleistte711/
Khlestova67598/
Khlyst67200/
Klescz6778/
Kluust6731/
Klajst6730/
Klaust6726/
Kloust6715/
Khlistova6710/
Klicht676/
Klystz675/
Khlust675/
Cleste675/
Klyestova674/
Kleshtova673/
Cloest671/
Koellisth671/
Klishtsch671/
Clisst671/
Kleštš671/
Cliste671/
Kleztz671/
Cloist670/
Cleist670/
Klecht670/
Klayst670/

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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 Kliest
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