Kloss Surname

42,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kloss Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Nicholas (people’s victory).

Kloss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,2801:15,2472,005
United States4,0281:89,98510,112
Brazil1,0511:203,6867,840
Argentina4461:95,8378,072
Austria2431:35,0435,630
Canada1851:199,16519,489
Poland1721:220,98128,861
Russia1211:1,191,10087,429
England891:626,04636,944
Israel841:101,87711,676
Czechia831:128,11420,499
Chile691:255,3117,659
Australia681:396,99632,204
France411:1,620,066149,911
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Ukraine331:1,379,476113,823
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Norway61:857,04855,549
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China31:455,773,85521,925
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2621:191,67416,822

Kloss (15) may also be a first name.

Kloss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Nicholas (people’s victory).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kloss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kloss (Russian: Клосс) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kloss? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 42,565th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 595,631 people. The last name Kloss is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Kloss are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 15 people.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 5,280 people, or 1 in 15,247. In Germany Kloss is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside and Berlin, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany Kloss is found in 55 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Kloss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kloss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kloss surname grew 1,537 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 494 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kloss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kloss surname is principally Orthodox (93%) in Russia.

In The United States Kloss are 7.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.01% being registered with the party.

The amount Kloss earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.59% less than the national average, earning 323,262 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.3% less than the national average, earning R 220,296 per year; in United States they earn 5.5% more than the national average, earning $45,523 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.66% more than the national average, earning $52,993 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kloess91371/
Klosse91182/
Klooss9195/
Klyoss9128/
Klohss911/
Klouss910/
Klos8913,856/
Klousse83617/
Kelloss831/
Klose8033,145/
Klass8010,311/
Kloos808,348/
Closs804,545/
Kluss80864/
Kloes80779/
Klohs80757/
Klous80384/
Klots80357/
Klosz80204/
Klois80155/
Klüss8056/
Klyos8026/
Klosh806/
Klosp803/
Kloys802/
Khlos802/
Klossová7793/
Klossova772/
Klauss731,443/
Closse73441/
Klasse73365/
Klouse73347/
Kloots73235/
Klyots73207/
Klaass73117/
Kloush73113/
Kloose7358/
Kliots7348/
Kellos7345/
Klyass7341/
Khlass7335/
Kliass7333/
Kloesz7333/
Clouss7327/
Killos7317/
Klotts7316/
Klosch7316/
Kloehs7315/
Kloust7315/
Kloohs7311/
Kloost7310/
Klyuss739/
Klouzs739/
Kleuss739/
Klouds736/
Khlous735/
Klusse734/
Kloshe731/
Klouts731/
Clooss731/
Gklass731/
Kloise731/
Kloits731/
Klloos731/
Cloess730/
Kluiss730/
Kliuss730/
Kloesh730/
Klotsh730/
Kloß675,074/
Klas674,147/
Klus673,540/
Clos673,380/
Klaasse67812/
Kloushe67580/
Kloz67559/
Klosová67511/
Klotsch67122/
Kłos67116/
Klůs6749/
Kloś6738/
Clousse6735/
Klosova6724/
Kluysse6719/
Kloesch6717/
Klós678/
Kelloes677/
Kloš674/
Klüs672/
Kellois671/
Khloussova671/
Killios671/
Klausse671/
Kuellos671/
Kellios671/
Kloć671/
Kloč671/
Killass671/
Kleoush671/
Gkellos671/
Cloisse671/
Klassss671/
Klassse670/
Kellous670/

Kloss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kloss in the Russian language
Клоссkloss-

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