Klöffel Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Klöffel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klöffel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1641:490,88742,238
Switzerland121:684,41046,196

Klöffel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Klöffel is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Klöffel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Klöffel is the 1,290,735th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Klöffel reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 490,887. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 95 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent live and Hesse, where 1 percent live. Apart from Germany it is found in one country. It is also found in Switzerland, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleffel86584/
Klöpfel86512/
Klaffel8633/
Kloeffel8011/
Klaffl77233/
Klefel771/
Klofel771/
Klepfel7115/
Klopfel712/
Klapfel710/
Kloepfel6779/
Klafl6731/
Kleopfel674/
Kleepfel671/
Kloepfell631/
Cloffl626/
Klafleh57134/
Klophel570/
Kloepfl570/
Kloephel530/
Clepfiel530/
Cleupfel530/
Cleopfel530/

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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 Klöffel
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