Kloetzke Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kloetzke Surname User-submission:

The name Kloetzke disappeared in Australia due to it being changed during World War I to Hayes. Male relatives in Australia still bear the name Hayes, but many more descendants have different names due to women descendants changing their name with marriage.

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Kloetzke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kloetzke Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Kloetzke disappeared in Australia due to it being changed during World War I to Hayes. Male relatives in Australia still bear the name Hayes, but many more descendants have different names due to women descendants changing their name with marriage.

All in this line have descended from Otto Rudolph Ferdinand Kloetzke born in Kiel in 1889.

The family story is that, in order to sound more German, the name was changed and shortened in Germany in the 19th century from an name originating in Eastern Europe, possibly Poland, but my grandmother did not remember the full story my grandfather had told her.

- kathrynkloetzke

Kloetzke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kloetzke is found most in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kloetzke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,765,740th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Kloetzke live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kloetzke is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 3,485,182. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 48 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 33 percent are found and Georgia, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Kloetzke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kloetzke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kloetzke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kloetzke surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the political party.

Kloetzke earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.06% more than the national average, earning $58,276 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Klötzke80107/
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Klatzke8044/
Klotzky8034/
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Kletske803/
Kletzki803/
Kleizke801/
Klatzkie756/
Klietzky755/
Klutzcke754/
Kletskie751/
Kletschke7191/
Klotschke7122/
Kleczka67904/
Kletsky6785/
Klatzki6736/
Kleicke6731/
Kletski6719/
Klatzky6717/
Klotsky676/
Klutzka672/
Klaezki671/
Kloetschka670/

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