Klingler Surname

40,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Klingler Surname Definition:

(German) One who made and sold blades or swords.

Klingler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9071:73,8668,507
Germany4,6301:17,3882,284
Austria1,4641:5,817681
Switzerland7751:10,5971,739
France6511:102,03215,004
Canada631:584,85148,473
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Hungary231:426,79528,704
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
England181:3,095,448105,421
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Liechtenstein141:2,741294
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Panama61:652,04310,051
China51:273,464,31313,838
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6491:77,3798,221

Klingler (13) may also be a first name.

Klingler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who made and sold blades or swords.

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

Klingler Last Name Facts

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

Klingler is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klingler? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 40,947th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 570,320 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Klingler reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,907 people, or 1 in 73,866. In The United States Klingler is most frequent in: Ohio, where 11 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Idaho, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States Klingler exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 36 percent are found and Austria, where 11 percent are found.

Klingler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Klingler has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 756 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Klingler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Klingler last name are 25.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Klingler earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 225.45% more than the national average, earning R 773,388 per year; in United States they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning $45,490 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning $53,705 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kllingler941/
Klengler8864/
Clingler8853/
Klüngler8832/
Klimgler882/
Khlngler881/
Klinglerová841/
Klegler801/
Kilglre671/
Cilgler671/

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