Kloosterman Surname

88,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kloosterman Surname User-submission:

The Kloosterman surname means 'one who lived close to a monastery'.

Kloosterman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,0271:4,193405
United States7651:473,80340,248
Canada3881:94,96310,347
Australia511:529,32739,816
Belgium301:383,22141,070
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
France271:2,460,101186,232
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Austria121:709,62061,025
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Wales61:515,75523,171
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England51:11,143,612252,590
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kloosterman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kloosterman surname means 'one who lived close to a monastery'.

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Kloosterman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kloosterman (Arabic: كلوسترمان) occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kloosterman? popularity and diffusion

Kloosterman is the 88,082nd most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,335,694 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Kloosterman live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kloosterman is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 4,027 people, or 1 in 4,193. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Friesland, where 18 percent live, North Holland, where 15 percent live and South Holland, where 14 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Kloosterman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kloosterman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kloosterman surname increased 9,563 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kloosterman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kloosterman are 26.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kloosterman earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 8.41% less than the national average, earning 316,989 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.12% less than the national average, earning R 185,076 per year; in United States they earn 3.19% more than the national average, earning $44,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.37% more than the national average, earning $50,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kloosterman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kloosterman in the Arabic language
كلوسترمانklwstrman-

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