Klinge Surname

65,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Klinge 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.

Klinge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,8311:16,6642,207
United States1,2411:292,07027,079
Denmark6221:9,075834
Netherlands3961:42,6447,227
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Norway1151:44,7166,392
Peru551:577,89315,104
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
France341:1,953,609166,012
Finland241:229,02918,579
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
England51:11,143,612252,590
China41:341,830,39216,990
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

Klinge (29) may also be a first name.

Klinge 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

Klinge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Klinge (Russian: Клинге) is found most in Germany. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Klinge.

How Common Is The Last Name Klinge? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 65,060th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 949,023 people. Klinge occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Klinge are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent given name globally, held by 29 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 4,831 people, or 1 in 16,664. In Germany Klinge is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 27 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Hesse, where 16 percent live. Aside from Germany Klinge is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Denmark, where 8 percent live.

Klinge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Klinge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Klinge surname increased 993 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Klinge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Klinge surname are 30.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.63% registered with the party.

The amount Klinge earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.81% less than the national average, earning 343,271 kr per year; in Peru they earn 213.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 60,836 per year; in Colombia they earn 203.39% more than the national average, earning $68,877,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $48,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.41% less than the national average, earning $48,980 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klinget9210/
Klingee921/
Klingea921/
Klingez921/
Klingie920/
Kline9163,673/
Klinguer86123/
Klinghed8614/
Klingier8613/
Kellinge864/
Klingest864/
Killinge862/
Kyllinge862/
Klingeie861/
Kleine8319,611/
Klinga83718/
Klaine83489/
Klynge8365/
Klenge8357/
Kliene8342/
Kelnge8338/
Clinge8329/
Klince8312/
Klänge8312/
Klline833/
Klinez832/
Klinse832/
Kilnge831/
Klinea831/
Klinie831/
Klineh831/
Klingi831/
Klijne831/
Qlinge831/
Klinze830/
Kliney830/
Köllinger80122/
Küllinger80112/
Klingehed807/
Källinger806/
Klge802/
Kleingner801/
Clinger772,600/
Kleijne77372/
Kleinee7765/
Klainet7757/
Cleinge7745/
Klünger7720/
Klinecz7720/
Klignet7717/
Klijnee7712/
Klingis7710/
Klingøy779/
Klingaa777/
Kelline776/
Kilnger774/
Kligner774/
Killine773/
Klinets772/
Klisner772/
Clinges772/
Klinche771/
Klinjes771/
Klingêr771/
Klincer771/
Klinkga771/
Kleinne771/
Clinget771/
Clainge771/
Klinsee771/
Kleiney770/
Klinech770/
Cline7370,176/
Klyne731,052/
Klene73970/
Kölge73676/
Klini73120/
Kläne7399/
Klinh738/
Khlge734/
Kelge734/
Klege734/
Klger732/
Kilge732/
Klène732/
Klinj731/
Kliny730/
Klaisner71118/
Khlainet7184/
Kleinehr7147/
Kellione7128/
Killinga7119/
Klengues7116/
Källänge7116/
Kleitner7115/
Klittner718/
Klinyecz717/
Killingi714/
Kleinier713/
Klaihnet712/
Killnger712/
Kleineat711/
Kleinhei711/
Kleinhez711/
Klineesh711/
Kloisner711/
Killenge711/
Killinea711/
Klein'es711/
Ckleiner711/
Klinched711/
Klinchey711/
Killaine710/
Kellnger710/
Clinnger710/
Kleinheu710/
Klinsett710/
Clingger710/
Killiney710/
Kelliene710/
Koelline710/
Kleina672,041/
Clines671,582/
Kleene671,066/
Claine67303/
Klinsi67293/
Clinet67257/
Clince67239/
Klaina67185/
Kläner67105/
Cleine67101/
Kleyne6786/
Kelger6767/
Kléner6763/
Klejne6757/
Klähne6747/
Kleineher6733/
Cliney6730/
Klenne6730/
Klajne6727/
Klenye6726/
Kleinherr6719/
Klengi6718/
Clione6715/
Klenze6714/
Killenger6711/
Klimse6711/
Kölges6711/
Klense6710/
Killge6710/
Klenga678/
Cliner677/
Klinja676/
Klainy675/
Klynes675/
Klenie674/
Klayne674/
Klinyo674/
Chellinge673/
Klitny672/
Klemne672/
Klieny672/
Kleini672/
Quline672/
Clinse672/
Kleinheiz672/
Kleiny672/
Klinci672/
Klingaitė672/
Kelnga672/
Clinee671/
Kellihner671/
Kellinher671/
Killinher671/
Kluina671/
Kleimnetz671/
Klence671/
Kliniy671/
Klinsa671/
Klioni671/
Qliner671/
Cliene671/
Clline671/
Cloine671/
Cluine671/
Kleges671/
Kleinh671/
Clinie671/
Klynga671/
Khlgie671/
Klinsy671/
Klinza671/
Kloini671/
Kleune671/
Klijny671/
Clined671/
Kleinjies671/
Qlinga671/
Kleney671/
Klaisnner671/
Qullinger670/
Kloyne670/

Klinge Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klinge in the Russian language
Клингеklinge-

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