Kling Surname

18,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Kling Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at, or near, a mountain stream; one who came from Kling, Klinge or Klingen (rushing stream), the names of many places in Germany.

Kling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,3241:6,532799
United States10,2581:35,3344,414
Sweden2,2531:4,371417
France1,1641:57,0647,592
Russia8321:173,22519,566
Netherlands4791:35,2555,917
Brazil4521:473,61617,915
Argentina3141:136,12611,518
Hungary2801:35,0583,818
Austria2151:39,6076,363
Australia2001:134,97914,603
Canada1981:186,08918,399
Poland1561:243,64630,939
Kazakhstan1141:155,11015,404
Philippines1071:946,15283,691
Denmark1041:54,2765,548
Switzerland981:83,8059,470
Finland821:67,0337,542
New Caledonia781:3,541557
Norway751:68,5649,650
England611:913,41146,955
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Malaysia461:641,17930,740
Peru391:814,97817,459
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Romania311:647,67345,663
Slovakia241:222,35235,659
Colombia231:2,077,13412,400
Ecuador221:722,99312,618
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
China21:683,660,78330,601
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7431:28,8123,515

Kling (385) may also be a first name.

Kling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at, or near, a mountain stream; one who came from Kling, Klinge or Klingen (rushing stream), the names of many places in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

German Klinge, a blade, a sword.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Kling Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kling (Arabic: كلينغ, Russian: Клинг) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kling? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 18,200th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 240,346 people. The last name Kling is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Kling reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 441,679th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 385 people.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 12,324 people, or 1 in 6,532. In Germany Kling is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 32 percent live, Bavaria, where 20 percent live and Hesse, where 16 percent live. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 76 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live and Sweden, where 7 percent live.

Kling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kling surname expanded 589 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 407 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kling Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Evangelical (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Kling last name are 20.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Kling earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.58% less than the national average, earning 264,460 kr per year; in Peru they earn 40.55% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,524 per year; in South Africa they earn 107.29% more than the national average, earning R 492,600 per year; in United States they earn 10.77% more than the national average, earning $47,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.71% more than the national average, earning $53,512 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klling9140/
Kliong9129/
Khling9124/
Klingh9124/
Klieng914/
Klingk913/
Klingå911/
Klingt911/
Killing839,971/
Kölling833,863/
Kelling833,677/
Külling83381/
Kylling83175/
Køhling8311/
Kølling837/
Klingsh833/
Klingås832/
Khlieng831/
Klingue831/
Klink8018,944/
Klinc80933/
Klyng80592/
Kleng80280/
Cling80197/
Klimg804/
Kilng804/
Kelng802/
Qling800/
Klngh800/
Koelling771,820/
Kuelling7785/
Klingsch7720/
Kielling7714/
Klingova777/
Kyllieng777/
Kislling772/
Keelling771/
Keulling770/
Kaelling770/
Killingh770/
Klinke736,341/
Klinck732,014/
Khlyng731,464/
Khleng73194/
Klaeng7381/
Clings7322/
Killng7315/
Kleung737/
Klyngk735/
Kellng734/
Kielng731/
Quling731/
Klheng731/
Kluink731/
Klinkh731/
Kloeng731/
Clingg730/
Keellings7123/
Kkyllieng711/
Koellling710/
Khlaeng67280/
Klincke67113/
Cilling6765/
Kelleng6758/
Killink6710/
Killeng678/
Celling676/
Kellyng675/
Killinc674/
Klnq672/
Khloeng672/
Klnc671/
Kellingová671/
Qlng671/
Clng671/
Klnk670/

Kling Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kling in the Russian language
Клингkling-
Kling in the Arabic language
كلينغklyngh-

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