Kliffen Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kliffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kliffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1841:91,77815,089
England61:9,286,343223,652
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kliffen Last Name Facts

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

Kliffen occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kliffen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kliffen is the 1,202,518th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. Kliffen is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Kliffen are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 91,778. In The Netherlands Kliffen is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 52 percent reside, South Holland, where 22 percent reside and Gelderland, where 9 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and New Zealand, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cliffen8698/
Kleffen862/
Klifin772/
Cliffin7179/
Cleffen710/
Kluffin710/
Killheffen710/
Klaiphen672/
Khlaiphen63166/
Klaiphaen631/
Clufen626/
Clefen621/
Khlaipheng59232/
Khlaiphaen5944/
Klefing5713/
Cleffin570/
Kleatfin531/

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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 Kliffen
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