Klinger Surname
Approximately 38,104 people bear this surname
Klinger Surname Definition:
(German) One who made and sold blades or swords.
Read More About This SurnameKlinger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 15,404 | 1:5,226 | 628 |
| United States | 12,218 | 1:29,666 | 3,683 |
| Austria | 2,901 | 1:2,935 | 282 |
| Ecuador | 1,433 | 1:11,100 | 1,788 |
| Colombia | 1,214 | 1:39,353 | 2,218 |
| France | 963 | 1:68,975 | 9,582 |
| Poland | 902 | 1:42,138 | 6,600 |
| Canada | 525 | 1:70,182 | 8,035 |
| Israel | 444 | 1:19,274 | 2,866 |
| Brazil | 311 | 1:688,342 | 25,342 |
| Hungary | 261 | 1:37,610 | 4,087 |
| Czechia | 251 | 1:42,364 | 7,024 |
| Australia | 205 | 1:131,686 | 14,301 |
| Switzerland | 186 | 1:44,155 | 6,085 |
| England | 142 | 1:392,381 | 27,229 |
| Argentina | 115 | 1:371,682 | 28,832 |
| Russia | 75 | 1:1,921,641 | 121,498 |
| Thailand | 59 | 1:1,197,260 | 174,557 |
| Slovenia | 53 | 1:46,937 | 8,028 |
| Spain | 49 | 1:954,123 | 36,393 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Chile | 41 | 1:429,670 | 11,433 |
| Panama | 35 | 1:111,779 | 4,120 |
| Croatia | 28 | 1:151,022 | 20,421 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Uruguay | 27 | 1:127,102 | 11,684 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Italy | 25 | 1:2,446,268 | 94,040 |
| Venezuela | 19 | 1:1,589,688 | 20,788 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,649 | 1:30,454 | 3,676 |
The alternate forms: Klingêr (1) & Klínger (1) are calculated separately.
Klinger (1,985) may also be a first name.
Klinger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who made and sold blades or swords.
(from an ancestor's occupation) As a Jewish name it indicates a junk dealer, from Klunker (“junk,” in German)
User-submitted Reference
Kling means "bell" in german, then Klinger means "the person that plays a bell"
- klystophesKlinger Demographics
Average Male Klinger Height
175.96 cm
Average Female Klinger Height
162.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Klinger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Klinger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Klinger (Russian: Клингер) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Klingêr or Klínger. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Klinger? popularity and diffusion
The surname Klinger is the 14,623rd most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 191,254 people. The surname Klinger occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Klinger are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 169,773rd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 1,985 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 15,404 people, or 1 in 5,226. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 27 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 68 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Austria, where 8 percent reside.
Klinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Klinger has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 741 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,733 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Klinger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Klinger last name are 16.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.85% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Klinger earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 337.13% more than the national average, earning €131,271 per year; in Norway they earn 5.47% more than the national average, earning 365,020 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.62% less than the national average, earning R 150,624 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.47% less than the national average, earning $19,871,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.72% more than the national average, earning $44,323 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.76% more than the national average, earning $54,532 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Klinger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Klinger in the Russian language | ||
| Клингер | klinger | - |
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