Klopfstein Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Klopfstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klopfstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1251:65,7038,012
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Ecuador241:662,74412,125
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Klopfstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klopfstein is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Klopfstein.

How Common Is The Last Name Klopfstein? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,014,722nd most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Klopfstein live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 65,703. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Bern, where 71 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 13 percent are found and Canton of Fribourg, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Switzerland this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Ecuador, where 10 percent are found.

Klopfstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Klopfstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Klopfstein last name grew 2,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klopfstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Klopfstein surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Klopfstein earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.67% less than the national average, earning $32,503 USD per year.

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Klopfstein
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