von Kleist Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

von Kleist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Kleist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England31:18,572,686338,250
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

von Kleist Last Name Facts

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

von Kleist is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name von Kleist? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,218,745th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 39 percent of von Kleist reside; 39 percent reside in Southern Africa and 39 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname von Kleist is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 732,131. In South Africa von Kleist is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 58 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 34 percent live and Western Cape, where 7 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

von Kleist Last Name Statistics demography

The amount von Kleist earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 52.98% more than the national average, earning R 363,540 per year and in Canada they earn 19.03% more than the national average, earning $59,138 CAD per year.

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