Kloster Surname
Approximately 10,879 people bear this surname
Kloster Surname User-submission:
Kloster means 'monastery' when it is translated from German to English. In French, the word for 'monastery' is monastère.
Kloster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3,354 | 1:12,744 | 1,158 |
| United States | 2,128 | 1:170,328 | 17,211 |
| Germany | 1,572 | 1:51,212 | 6,679 |
| Denmark | 1,244 | 1:4,538 | 404 |
| Brazil | 1,036 | 1:206,635 | 7,955 |
| Russia | 591 | 1:243,863 | 25,990 |
| Norway | 359 | 1:14,324 | 1,660 |
| France | 245 | 1:271,113 | 41,730 |
| Canada | 139 | 1:265,076 | 24,993 |
| Kazakhstan | 35 | 1:505,214 | 37,000 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 1:3,251,621 | 182,804 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Greenland | 11 | 1:5,125 | 525 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 71 | 1:707,305 | 45,577 |
The alternate forms: Klöster (19) are calculated separately.
Kloster (70) may also be a first name.
Kloster Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Kloster means 'monastery' when it is translated from German to English. In French, the word for 'monastery' is monastère.
- stephane_klosterKloster Demographics
Average Male Kloster Height
176.58 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kloster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kloster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kloster (Arabic: كلوستر, Russian: Клостер) occurs in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Klöster. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kloster? popularity and diffusion
Kloster is the 47,558th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 669,873 people. The last name Kloster is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Kloster are found; 40 percent are found in South America and 31 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 70 people.
This surname is most frequent in Argentina, where it is held by 3,354 people, or 1 in 12,744. In Argentina Kloster is primarily found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 44 percent live, Entre Ríos Province, where 22 percent live and Santa Fe Province, where 12 percent live. Not including Argentina this last name is found in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.
Kloster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kloster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kloster last name grew 2,997 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kloster Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kloster last name is chiefly Orthodox (94%) in Russia.
In The United States Kloster are 14.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.73% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kloster earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 29.39% more than the national average, earning 447,802 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.21% more than the national average, earning $48,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.55% less than the national average, earning $48,416 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klöster | 95 | 19 | / |
| Klooster | 93 | 3,827 | / |
| Klyoster | 93 | 221 | / |
| Kloester | 93 | 68 | / |
| Klloster | 93 | 1 | / |
| Klostter | 93 | 1 | / |
| Klosterr | 93 | 1 | / |
| Closter | 86 | 844 | / |
| Klester | 86 | 580 | / |
| Klaster | 86 | 348 | / |
| Kluster | 86 | 22 | / |
| Klozter | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kläster | 86 | 1 | / |
| Klüster | 86 | 1 | / |
| Klosterová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kleuster | 80 | 62 | / |
| Klyuster | 80 | 61 | / |
| Klaaster | 80 | 12 | / |
| Klauster | 80 | 12 | / |
| Klajster | 80 | 8 | / |
| Clouster | 80 | 4 | / |
| Cloister | 80 | 4 | / |
| Clooster | 80 | 3 | / |
| Klyaster | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kloosterová | 78 | 3 | / |
| Klyauster | 75 | 18 | / |
| Cluster | 71 | 1,005 | / |
| Clostre | 71 | 215 | / |
| Claster | 71 | 151 | / |
| Clozter | 71 | 6 | / |
| Clastere | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cluister | 67 | 8 | / |
| Clauster | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cleuster | 67 | 0 | / |
| Clostaire | 63 | 1 | / |
| Clastre | 57 | 241 | / |
| Clustre | 57 | 1 | / |
| Claxter | 57 | 1 | / |
| Claustre | 53 | 1,172 | / |
| Clastère | 53 | 1 | / |
Kloster Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kloster in the Russian language | ||
| Клостер | kloster | - |
| Kloster in the Arabic language | ||
| كلوستر | klwstr | - |
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