Kluwer Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kluwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kluwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands681:248,34131,935
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Klüwer (183) are calculated separately.

Kluwer Last Name Facts

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

Kluwer occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Klüwer. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kluwer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,755,741st most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname Kluwer is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Kluwer are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kluwer is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 248,341. In The Netherlands Kluwer is primarily concentrated in: Friesland, where 34 percent are found, Gelderland, where 24 percent are found and North Holland, where 22 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent are found and Belgium, where 7 percent are found.

Kluwer Last Name Statistics demography

Kluwer earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 23.48% more than the national average, earning $61,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klüwer94183/
Klouwer92151/
Kluewer9282/
Klauwer9218/
Kluwert921/
Kluver831,761/
Klower83121/
Kliwer8373/
Klywer833/
Kliewer773,989/
Kluever771,075/
Kleuver77335/
Klujber77310/
Kloewer77229/
Kluiver77124/
Kluiber77102/
Kluyver7769/
Kluyber7721/
Klüwert7712/
Klyuver774/
Kliuber771/
Clauwer771/
Klowear771/
Klueuer771/
Klouber770/
Kluijver7164/
Kluyvert713/
Klluever711/
Kleuvert711/
Killower710/
Kellower710/
Clower673,304/
Klüver672,421/
Klüber671,715/
Kliver67574/
Cluver67441/
Cluber6753/
Kellhuber6745/
Killhower670/
Kellhower670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kluwer
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