Kluver Surname

229,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Kluver Surname Definition:

“Bailiff” in Old German (from Kluven - Fetters).

Kluver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2261:295,64427,347
Australia2121:127,33813,906
Uruguay1271:27,0223,120
Netherlands1091:154,92823,054
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
England101:5,571,806158,774
Norway91:571,36544,190
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Klüver (2,421) are calculated separately.

Kluver (16) may also be a first name.

Kluver Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Bailiff” in Old German (from Kluven - Fetters).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Kluver Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kluver occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Klüver. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kluver? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 229,904th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,138,300 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Kluver reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kluver is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent given name in the world It is held by 16 people.

Kluver is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,226 people, or 1 in 295,644. In The United States Kluver is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 26 percent live, Iowa, where 17 percent live and Nebraska, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 12 percent live and Uruguay, where 7 percent live.

Kluver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kluver has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kluver last name grew 5,330 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kluver Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kluver surname are 28.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.83% registered with the political party.

The amount Kluver earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 289.49% more than the national average, earning S/. 75,503 per year; in United States they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning $47,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.82% more than the national average, earning $59,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klüver942,421/
Kluever921,075/
Kleuver92335/
Kluiver92124/
Kluyver9269/
Klyuver924/
Kluijver8664/
Kluyvert863/
Klluever861/
Kleuvert861/
Kliver83574/
Cluver83441/
Kluwer83109/
Kliever77381/
Klujber77310/
Klouwer77151/
Kluiber77102/
Cluever7796/
Kluewer7782/
Kloever7762/
Kluyber7721/
Klauwer7718/
Cleuver7714/
Kloover778/
Cluvert773/
Clouver772/
Cluvier771/
Kliuber771/
Clauver771/
Kluwert771/
Klueuer771/
Klouber770/
Clouvier711/
Clauvert711/
Kelliver710/
Klüber671,715/
Klüwer67183/
Clüver67175/
Klower67121/
Kliwer6773/
Cluber6753/
Kellhuber6745/
Klywer673/
Chilluver671/

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