Kläui Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Kläui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kläui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2221:36,9955,363
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Klaui (123) are calculated separately.

Kläui Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Kläui? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kläui is the 1,095,216th most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. The surname Kläui occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kläui live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 36,995. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Zürich, where 55 percent are found, Canton of St Gallen, where 11 percent are found and Canton of Schaffhausen, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Switzerland it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klaui93123/
Kljui801/
Kloui801/
Kluie800/
Khlaui73275/
Klaeui7321/
Kljuić735/
Klouei733/
Khloui732/
Klouyi732/
Klouhi732/
Klioui731/
Klouai731/
Kläy67880/
Kleu67762/
Kluiver67124/
Kluijve673/
Klouehi673/
Killaui671/
Khlioui671/
Kloueyi671/
Kelloui671/

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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 Kläui
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