Kloster Surname

47,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Denmark

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina3,3541:12,7441,158
United States2,1281:170,32817,211
Germany1,5721:51,2126,679
Denmark1,2441:4,538404
Brazil1,0361:206,6357,955
Russia5911:243,86325,990
Norway3591:14,3241,660
France2451:271,11341,730
Canada1391:265,07624,993
Kazakhstan351:505,21437,000
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Austria211:405,49741,758
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
England121:4,643,172139,951
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Greenland111:5,125525
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
China51:273,464,31313,838
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

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_kloster

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klöster9519/
Klooster933,827/
Klyoster93221/
Kloester9368/
Klloster931/
Klostter931/
Klosterr931/
Closter86844/
Klester86580/
Klaster86348/
Kluster8622/
Klozter867/
Kläster861/
Klüster861/
Klosterová821/
Kleuster8062/
Klyuster8061/
Klaaster8012/
Klauster8012/
Klajster808/
Clouster804/
Cloister804/
Clooster803/
Klyaster801/
Kloosterová783/
Klyauster7518/
Cluster711,005/
Clostre71215/
Claster71151/
Clozter716/
Clastere6710/
Cluister678/
Clauster675/
Cleuster670/
Clostaire631/
Clastre57241/
Clustre571/
Claxter571/
Claustre531,172/
Clastère531/

Kloster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kloster in the Russian language
Клостерkloster-
Kloster in the Arabic language
كلوسترklwstr-

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