Klinge Surname
Approximately 7,679 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,831 | 1:16,664 | 2,207 |
| United States | 1,241 | 1:292,070 | 27,079 |
| Denmark | 622 | 1:9,075 | 834 |
| Netherlands | 396 | 1:42,644 | 7,227 |
| Australia | 137 | 1:197,049 | 19,369 |
| Norway | 115 | 1:44,716 | 6,392 |
| Peru | 55 | 1:577,893 | 15,104 |
| Sweden | 45 | 1:218,817 | 15,158 |
| Poland | 38 | 1:1,000,230 | 71,240 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| Finland | 24 | 1:229,029 | 18,579 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Colombia | 14 | 1:3,412,434 | 15,450 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 125 | 1:401,749 | 29,788 |
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.
Klinge Demographics
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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
Klinge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Klinge in the Russian language | ||
| Клинге | klinge | - |
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