Kløve Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 127 | 1:40,490 | 5,768 |
| Denmark | 88 | 1:64,144 | 6,446 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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.
- cecilieKløve Demographics
Average Kløve Salary in
Norway
315,997 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
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.
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Footnotes
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