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 is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klingner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Klingner is the 149,373rd most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,463,673 people. The surname Klingner occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Klingner live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

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

Klingner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Klingner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Klingner surname rose 1,011 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Klingner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

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