Klötz Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Klötz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klötz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Norway31:1,714,09579,528

The alternate forms: Klotz (32,618) are calculated separately.

Klötz Last Name Facts

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

Klötz occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Klotz. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Klötz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,909,720th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Klötz reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Klötz is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 2,515,796. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 38 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 22 percent live and Hesse, where 16 percent live. Besides Germany Klötz is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 22 percent live and Norway, where 7 percent live.

Klötz Last Name Statistics demography

Klötz earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 25.11% more than the national average, earning 432,984 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klotz9332,618/
Klötze911/
Klöz8916/
Kletz80436/
Klatz80157/
Klött801/
Klötzsch7747/
Kleetz7366/
Kloetz7319/
Klöthe734/
Kletzs734/
Klotcz731/
Klettz731/
Klottz730/
Klet67324/
Klez67123/
Klötsch6765/
Kläz671/
Kelletz671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Klötz
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