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

How Common Is The Last Name Kläui? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kläui is the 1,095,216th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kläui reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 36,995. In Switzerland Kläui is most numerous in: Canton of Zürich, where 55 percent reside, Canton of St Gallen, where 11 percent reside and Canton of Schaffhausen, where 10 percent reside. Not including Switzerland it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

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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