Klingner Surname

149,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,958 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Klingner Surname Definition:

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

Klingner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,9621:41,0325,397
Australia5371:50,2716,260
United States3641:995,76673,638
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
France81:8,302,840321,660
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Klingner 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

Klingner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klingner occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klingner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 149,373rd most commonly held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,463,673 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Klingner live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 1,962 people, or 1 in 41,032. In Germany Klingner is primarily found in: Saxony, where 27 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Klingner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Klingner has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,011 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Klingner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Klingner surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Klingner surname are 21.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.12% being registered with the party.

The amount Klingner earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 18.89% more than the national average, earning $51,301 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.85% less than the national average, earning $35,845 CAD per year.

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