Klüwer Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Klüwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klüwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1051:766,71957,066
Denmark531:106,5049,962
Norway231:223,57824,793
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Kluwer (109) are calculated separately.

Klüwer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Klüwer is found most in Germany. It can also appear as: Kluwer. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klüwer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,257,535th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Klüwer are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Klüwer is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 766,719. In Germany Klüwer is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 34 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent live and Hamburg, where 17 percent live. Barring Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 29 percent live and Norway, where 13 percent live.

Klüwer Last Name Statistics demography

Klüwer earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 25.46% more than the national average, earning 434,197 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kluwer94109/
Klüwert9212/
Klüver832,421/
Klüber831,715/
Klower83121/
Kliwer8373/
Klywer833/
Kliewer773,989/
Kloewer77229/
Klouwer77151/
Kluewer7782/
Klauwer7718/
Klowear771/
Kluwert771/
Kluwe731,101/
Kliwe733/
Klüve731/
Kellower710/
Killower710/
Clower673,304/
Kluver671,761/
Kliver67574/
Kliewe67460/
Clüver67175/
Kluwie6716/
Clüber6711/
Kluwee671/
Killhower670/
Kellhower670/

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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 Klüwer
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