Klimke Surname

236,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Klimke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klimke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3561:59,3707,660
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Poland621:613,04455,163
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Austria271:315,38635,058
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England31:18,572,686338,250
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Klimke Last Name Facts

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

Klimke is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Klimke.

How Common Is The Last Name Klimke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 236,504th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,289,315 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Klimke live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 1,356 people, or 1 in 59,370. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live and Berlin, where 12 percent live. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Poland, where 4 percent live.

Klimke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Klimke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Klimke surname grew 7,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klimke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Klimke surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Klimke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.48% less than the national average, earning R 89,160 per year; in United States they earn 3.78% less than the national average, earning $41,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $54,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kliemke92132/
Klimcke92124/
Klimkie923/
Klimker921/
Klimk911/
Klimkeit86343/
Klemke832,446/
Klimka83192/
Klimck838/
Klümke834/
Klämke833/
Klumke832/
Kleimk831/
Kliemk831/
Klimki831/
Klemcke77189/
Kluemke7770/
Klemmke771/
Klimg734/
Klymk731/
Klimková711,305/
Klimkova71825/
Klimkait7135/
Khlaimek7116/
Kleimeck710/
Klemka67190/
Klímek6766/
Klymek6725/
Klimca6716/
Klymec6713/
Klemky679/
Klymka674/
Klimkaitė672/
Klemki671/
Climce670/

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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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  • 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 Klimke
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