Klooster Surname

119,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Klooster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klooster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,5661:6,581740
United States7101:510,50642,792
Canada2171:169,79517,065
Germany951:847,42661,310
Estonia811:16,3192,713
Australia401:674,89346,030
Suriname321:17,2694,028
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
England51:11,143,612252,590
Curaçao41:39,312638
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Klooster (12) may also be a first name.

Klooster Last Name Facts

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

Klooster (Russian: Клоостер) occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klooster? popularity and diffusion

Klooster is the 119,965th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,904,245 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Klooster reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Klooster is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Klooster is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,566 people, or 1 in 6,581. In The Netherlands Klooster is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 17 percent reside, Groningen, where 13 percent reside and Utrecht, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Klooster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Klooster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Klooster last name increased 2,958 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klooster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Klooster surname are 27.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.01% registered with the political party.

The amount Klooster earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 100.03% more than the national average, earning R 475,356 per year; in United States they earn 7.7% more than the national average, earning $46,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning $52,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kloster9310,879/
Klyoster88221/
Kloester8868/
Clooster883/
Klloster881/
Klostter881/
Klosterr881/
Kloosterová843/
Closter80844/
Klaster80348/
Kluster8022/
Klozter807/
Klüster801/
Klosterová781/
Kleuster7562/
Klyuster7561/
Klauster7512/
Klaaster7512/
Klajster758/
Cloister754/
Clouster754/
Klyaster751/
Klyauster7118/
Cluster671,005/
Clostre67215/
Claster67151/
Clozter676/
Clastere6310/
Cluister638/
Clauster635/
Cleuster630/
Clostaire591/
Clastre53241/
Clustre531/
Claxter531/
Claustre501,172/
Clastère501/

Klooster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klooster in the Russian language
Клоостерklooster-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Klooster
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