van Klev Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
van Klev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
van Klev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Klev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Klev is found most frequently in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Klev? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of van Klev are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
van Klev is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany it is most numerous in: Hesse, where 60 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Clev | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Kleef | 82 | 3,657 | / |
| van Cleev | 82 | 7 | / |
| van Cleav | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Kleeff | 78 | 270 | / |
| van Kleefe | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Kelf | 75 | 22 | / |
| van Clef | 75 | 14 | / |
| van Clew | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Cleef | 71 | 1,210 | / |
| van Clief | 71 | 76 | / |
| van Cleaf | 71 | 48 | / |
| van Cleff | 71 | 9 | / |
| Van-Kleef | 71 | 6 | / |
| van Klift | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Cleft | 71 | 1 | / |
| Van-Kleyf | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Cleep | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Cleif | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Cleeff | 67 | 88 | / |
| Van-Kleeff | 67 | 3 | / |
| van Cleefs | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Cleefe | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Cliffe | 67 | 0 | / |
| von Clef | 63 | 5 | / |
| van Clif | 63 | 1 | / |
| von Cleef | 59 | 24 | / |
| van Cliff | 59 | 13 | / |
| Van-Cleef | 59 | 2 | / |
| van Cloif | 59 | 0 | / |
| von Cleff | 59 | 0 | / |
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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 van Klev
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