Klingen Surname

251,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Klingen 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.

Klingen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1581:69,5218,884
Norway1721:29,8974,132
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
England111:5,065,278148,650
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Anguilla21:6,718471
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Klingén (16) are calculated separately.

Klingen (15) may also be a first name.

Klingen 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

Klingen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Klingen (Russian: Клинген) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Klingén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klingen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 251,505th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,627,013 people. The last name Klingen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Klingen reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 15 people.

The last name Klingen is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 1,158 people, or 1 in 69,521. In Germany Klingen is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent reside, Bavaria, where 5 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 2 percent reside. Other than Germany it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Klingen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Klingen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 541 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Klingen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Klingen are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Klingen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.12% less than the national average, earning 272,989 kr per year and in United States they earn 41.39% more than the national average, earning $61,008 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Klingen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klingen in the Russian language
Клингенklingen-

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