Klif Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Klif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Klif (168) may also be a first name.

Klif Last Name Facts

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

Klif (Russian: Клиф) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klif? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Klif live; 54 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 705,855th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 168 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 11,086,389. In Russia Klif is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 15 percent are found, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 15 percent are found and Belgorod Oblast, where 8 percent are found. Beside Russia this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 12 percent are found and Belgium, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khlif89855/
Kliff89109/
Klaif8940/
Kleif8931/
Klief8917/
Klife893/
Kluif891/
Khlaif80736/
Khleif80548/
Khlife8024/
Khlief8016/
Klieff8012/
Kleiff806/
Kleife802/
Kliffe801/
Klaiff801/
Kloiff801/
Khliff801/
Khlifh801/
Clif7564/
Kliw7546/
Klef7529/
Kliv7514/
Qlif751/
Kläf751/
Klyf751/
Klifova736/
Kh'life732/
Killipf731/
Khǎlifǎ731/
Khleife731/
Kellief730/
Cliff6711,335/
Clift6711,213/
Kleff67868/
Kleef67507/
Kılıf67349/
Kleiv67259/
Khlef67219/
Klyft6750/
Khliv6741/
Clief6729/
Klaiv6727/
Klefh679/
Kliev679/
Clife677/
Klepf673/
Kliew672/
Kleiw672/
Klefe672/
Klivs672/
Kleaf671/
Kliov671/
Kllef671/
Kliwz671/
Klayf670/
Cleif670/

Klif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klif in the Russian language
Клифklif-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Klif
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