Klijs Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Klijs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klijs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3551:47,5708,128
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Klijs Last Name Facts

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

Klijs occurs most in The Netherlands. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Klijs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klijs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 778,856th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,020,731 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Klijs are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Klijs is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 355 people, or 1 in 47,570. In The Netherlands Klijs is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 85 percent live, South Holland, where 5 percent live and Utrecht, where 3 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleijs9184/
Kluijs919/
Klis891,382/
Kellijs836/
Kluijts831/
Klijasz831/
Kleis802,991/
Klisz80982/
Klish80750/
Klais80435/
Kliss80375/
Klise80375/
Kluis80202/
Khlis80159/
Klois80155/
Klies80134/
Klejs80111/
Klajs8050/
Klizs809/
Klihs803/
Klujs803/
Klisch731,718/
Kellis731,551/
Kleiss731,129/
Khliss73343/
Klaiss73324/
Killis73154/
Kleisz73138/
Kliaus73116/
Kyllis7367/
Kleise7363/
Kleihs7336/
Klejst7331/
Klajst7330/
Kluits7329/
Klaits7321/
Klisht7315/
Klaise7314/
Kliesh7314/
Köllis7310/
Klaihs738/
Kliess737/
Klisse737/
Klishe737/
Kleius735/
Klaist735/
Klaisz734/
Khlies734/
Kluish733/
Kloise731/
Kloits731/
Klitse731/
Kliehs731/
Khlise731/
Khlish731/
Kleits731/
Cklish731/
Kliyos731/
Kluise731/
Khleis731/
Klaish730/
Kluiss730/
Kleish730/
Kliś673,907/
Kliesch671,097/
Kläs67892/
Klys67491/
Kles67338/
Klishch67285/
Kleisch67244/
Kellish67160/
Klische67151/
Kellies67101/
Kliš6779/
Kliz6774/
Klisova6766/
Kliß6739/
Killies6714/
Kaellis6712/
Clis6711/
Killiss677/
Klischt677/
Gkellis674/
Kliç673/
Kellois671/
Killios671/
Klyaits671/
Klaggis671/
Klejszt671/
Gkillis671/
Kellios671/
Kellise670/
Kelliss670/

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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 Klijs
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