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 can also be found in the variant forms: Klüwer. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kluwer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,755,741st most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Kluwer live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kluwer is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 248,341. In The Netherlands Kluwer is most numerous in: Friesland, where 34 percent live, Gelderland, where 24 percent live and North Holland, where 22 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent live and Belgium, where 7 percent live.

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
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  • 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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