Kliger Surname

344,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Kliger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kliger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel5561:15,3912,298
United States3201:1,132,68481,515
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
England231:2,422,52489,093
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
France11:66,422,722504,397
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Klíger (12) are calculated separately.

Kliger (34) may also be a first name.

Kliger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kliger (Russian: Клигер) is borne by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Klíger. For other possible spellings of Kliger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kliger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 344,115th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,842,766 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Kliger live; 52 percent live in West Asia and 52 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Kliger is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 34 people.

It is most common in Israel, where it is carried by 556 people, or 1 in 15,391. In Israel it is mostly found in: Tel Aviv District, where 27 percent reside, Central District, where 24 percent reside and Haifa District, where 16 percent reside. Besides Israel this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Kliger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kliger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kliger last name rose 2,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kliger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kliger are 40.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.24% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kliger earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 38.03% more than the national average, earning $59,559 USD per year and in Canada they earn 111.11% more than the national average, earning $104,887 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klíger9412/
Klieger92209/
Kleiger92101/
Kliguer9240/
Kligier9212/
Kligert9210/
Kligere922/
Klaiger921/
Kelliger8657/
Klingher8648/
Kleigher864/
Killiger863/
Klainger862/
Kleinger861/
Kluger834,103/
Kläger83893/
Kleger83564/
Klager83430/
Klüger8379/
Klijer8371/
Kléger8332/
Klyger832/
Klizer832/
Kliser831/
Cliger830/
Kielliger8034/
Kelligher8017/
Kellieger808/
Kligerová808/
Killigier801/
Killigher800/
Kleiser771,925/
Kleijer77749/
Klueger77190/
Kleeger77116/
Kleager77102/
Kleizer77101/
Klugger7758/
Klegere7744/
Klyuger7740/
Klugier7736/
Klauger7736/
Klieser7720/
Klenger7713/
Klaizer7711/
Kláizer778/
Klegier778/
Klagger774/
Klaiser774/
Kluiser772/
Klaager771/
Cligher771/
Klugher771/
Kleyger771/
Klegher771/
Kleuger770/
Claiger770/
Cloinger7183/
Kliauzer7121/
Kleyhger715/
Kellager713/
Kleutger713/
Kelleger711/
Klleiser711/
Killicer711/
Kleygher711/
Cilliger710/
Cliggert710/
Kletsger710/
Kellegher67512/
Kläser67400/
Kleser67250/
Cleger67241/
Clager67110/
Clizer6796/
Cliser6770/
Klejer6737/
Klezer6731/
Klegerová6723/
Klégerová6712/
Klígerová6710/
Källhager676/
Klecer675/
Källhäger674/
Klegerova672/
Kellegger671/
Clicer671/
Klaygguer671/
Kleaggerd671/
Chilliger670/
Killegher670/

Kliger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kliger in the Russian language
Клигерkliger-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kliger
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis