Kluge Surname
Approximately 33,010 people bear this surname
Kluge Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Wise, Prudent, Clever [Ger. klug, wise, etc.; Middle High German kluog, kluoc, fine, nice, wise, brave, etc. = Dutch kloek, brave, sagacious]
Kluge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 26,434 | 1:3,046 | 313 |
| United States | 3,129 | 1:115,839 | 12,507 |
| Brazil | 993 | 1:215,583 | 8,310 |
| Poland | 683 | 1:55,650 | 8,771 |
| Argentina | 250 | 1:170,974 | 14,355 |
| South Africa | 178 | 1:304,369 | 29,195 |
| Norway | 154 | 1:33,391 | 4,679 |
| Denmark | 145 | 1:38,929 | 4,066 |
| Canada | 138 | 1:266,997 | 25,150 |
| Australia | 137 | 1:197,049 | 19,369 |
| Sweden | 108 | 1:91,174 | 6,647 |
| Switzerland | 97 | 1:84,669 | 9,525 |
| England | 64 | 1:870,595 | 45,570 |
| Estonia | 58 | 1:22,790 | 4,104 |
| Austria | 52 | 1:163,758 | 21,504 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Thailand | 42 | 1:1,681,865 | 216,672 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Belgium | 34 | 1:338,137 | 37,845 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| Venezuela | 23 | 1:1,313,221 | 18,235 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 302 | 1:166,287 | 15,069 |
The alternate forms: Klüge (2) & Klugé (1) are calculated separately.
Kluge (14) may also be a first name.
Kluge Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Wise, Prudent, Clever [Ger. klug, wise, etc.; Middle High German kluog, kluoc, fine, nice, wise, brave, etc. = Dutch kloek, brave, sagacious]
(German) The wise or learned man.
Kluge Demographics
Average Kluge Salary in
United States
$46,800 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kluge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kluge Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kluge (Georgian: კლუგე, Russian: Клуге) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Klüge or Klugé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kluge? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kluge is the 16,823rd most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,768 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Kluge live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kluge is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 14 people.
The last name Kluge is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 26,434 people, or 1 in 3,046. In Germany Kluge is most common in: Saxony, where 22 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 66 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.
Kluge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kluge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kluge last name grew 1,036 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 711 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kluge Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kluge last name are 16.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.94% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kluge earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 24.72% more than the national average, earning 431,645 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.07% more than the national average, earning R 313,860 per year; in United States they earn 8.46% more than the national average, earning $46,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.58% more than the national average, earning $63,880 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kluge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kluge in the Georgian language | ||
| კლუგე | kluge | - |
| Kluge in the Russian language | ||
| Клуге | kluge | - |
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Kluge Reference & Research
Klug DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Klug FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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- 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 Kluge
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