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.
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Kloster Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Russia
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) is found in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Klöster. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kloster? popularity and diffusion
It is the 47,558th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 669,873 people. It 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 commonly held first name on earth It is held by 70 people.
The surname is most common in Argentina, where it is carried by 3,354 people, or 1 in 12,744. In Argentina Kloster is mostly found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 44 percent reside, Entre Ríos Province, where 22 percent reside and Santa Fe Province, where 12 percent reside. Besides Argentina Kloster occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.
Kloster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kloster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kloster surname 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 last name is principally Orthodox (94%) in Russia.
In The United States Kloster are 14.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.73% registered with the 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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