Klyve Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Klyve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klyve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1941:26,5073,597
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Klyve Last Name Facts

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

Klyve is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klyve? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 956,400th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Klyve live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 26,507. In Norway Klyve is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 65 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 35 percent are found and Central Norway, where 1 percent are found. Not including Norway Klyve is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Denmark, where 7 percent are found.

Klyve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Klyve has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Klyve surname increased 1,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klyve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Klyve last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Klyve earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 15.51% more than the national average, earning 399,764 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.71% more than the national average, earning $46,907 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klyvets83402/
Kluyver8369/
Kleve801,556/
Klive80125/
Kläve8017/
Clyve8013/
Klīve802/
Khlive73373/
Klieve73215/
Kleive73186/
Klyvis73132/
Kläver7393/
Klyovy7345/
Klevge737/
Klevje735/
Klaive734/
Kleeve732/
Kleyva732/
Clayve732/
Cleyve731/
Klevets671,707/
Kluiver67124/
Kleeves67106/
Klivets6748/
Kh'live6739/
Klevecz6730/
Kluijve673/
Khleive672/
Clyveer672/
Khliveh671/
Klayjue671/
K'Lyoue671/
Klayvio671/
Kleives670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Klyve
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