Kloft Surname

338,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kloft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kloft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8521:94,49011,784
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Kloft Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kloft (Russian: Клофт) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kloft? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 338,992nd most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,716,632 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Kloft live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 852 people, or 1 in 94,490. In Germany Kloft is mostly concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 40 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Hesse, where 20 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

Kloft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kloft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kloft last name grew 2,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kloft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kloft surname are 37.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 84% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kloft earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.67% more than the national average, earning R 315,276 per year and in United States they earn 7.72% less than the national average, earning $39,820 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klofft9137/
Kloeft911/
Klaft80280/
Cloft8029/
Kleft802/
Klafft7333/
Clofft732/
Klowtz731/
Klauft731/
Kelleft671/
Claft600/
Clowtz555/
Clefft551/
Clovdt551/

Kloft Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kloft in the Russian language
Клофтkloft-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kloft
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