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

The surname Klif (Russian: Клиф) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klif? popularity and diffusion

The surname Klif is the 3,882,373rd most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Klif are found; 54 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 705,855th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 168 people.

This last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 11,086,389. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 15 percent live, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 15 percent live and Belgorod Oblast, where 8 percent live. Outside of Russia it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 12 percent live and Belgium, where 4 percent live.

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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