Kliff Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kliff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kliff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kliff (247) may also be a first name.

Kliff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kliff (Russian: Клифф) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kliff? popularity and diffusion

Kliff is the 1,755,741st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Kliff live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 567,531st most common first name globally, held by 247 people.

The surname Kliff is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 5,576,291. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 51 percent reside, Connecticut, where 12 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States Kliff exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Kliff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kliff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kliff surname grew 813 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kliff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kliff are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Kliff earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.59% more than the national average, earning $63,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klieff9112/
Kleiff916/
Khliff911/
Kloiff911/
Kliffe911/
Klaiff911/
Klif8926/
Cliff8011,335/
Kleff80868/
Khlif80855/
Klaif8040/
Kleif8031/
Klief8017/
Klife803/
Kluif801/
Cliffe735,518/
Clifft73747/
Khlaif73736/
Khleif73548/
Kleffe7341/
Kleyff7335/
Khlife7324/
Kleeff7324/
Clieff7321/
Khlief7316/
Cleiff7310/
Cliffs739/
Kleife732/
Kleffs731/
Khlifh731/
Clliff731/
Clif6764/
Kliw6746/
Klef6729/
Kliv6714/
Klifova676/
Kh'life672/
Clifffe671/
Khleife671/
Killipf671/
Khǎlifǎ671/
Kläf671/
Klyf671/
Qlif671/
Kelleff670/
Kellief670/

Kliff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kliff in the Russian language
Клиффkliff-

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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
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  • 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 Kliff
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