Kløve Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kløve Surname User-submission:

The literal meaning of the surname, Kløve, is 'to cut' or 'to split' something. In one case an ancestor split peat and was nicknamed "Kløve". As time passed eventually "Kløve" became the family's surname.

Kløve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1271:40,4905,768
Denmark881:64,1446,446
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kløve Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The literal meaning of the surname, Kløve, is 'to cut' or 'to split' something. In one case an ancestor split peat and was nicknamed "Kløve". As time passed eventually "Kløve" became the family's surname.

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Kløve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kløve is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kløve? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,118,459th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname Kløve is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kløve reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 40,490. In Norway Kløve is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 63 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 28 percent reside and Central Norway, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Norway it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 41 percent reside and Hungary, where 0 percent reside.

Kløve Last Name Statistics demography

Kløve earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.69% less than the national average, earning 315,997 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleve801,556/
Klevge737/
Klevje735/
Klûver731/
Kilveh731/
Klevets671,707/
Klue671,305/
Klevecz6730/
Klbe671/
Klvi671/
Klwe671/
Klvj671/

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Footnotes

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