Kling Explained

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 40.2% of all known bearers of the surname Kling were residents of Germany (frequency 1:6,549), 33.3% of the United States (1:35,616), 7.4% of Sweden (1:4,371), 4.0% of France (1:54,920), 2.8% of Russia (1:168,564), 2.3% of Brazil (1:295,111), 1.6% of the Netherlands (1:35,243) and 1.0% of Argentina (1:136,126).

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:4,371) in the following counties:

• 1. Kalmar County (1:2,129)
• 2. Jönköping County (1:2,389)
• 3. Gävleborg County (1:2,569)
• 4. Västra Götaland County (1:3,110)
• 5. Östergötland County (1:3,290)
• 6. Dalarna County (1:3,331)
• 7. Örebro County (1:3,478)
• 8. Värmland County (1:3,963)

In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:6,549) in the following states:^[1]

• 1. Baden-Württemberg (1:2,661)
• 2. Hesse (1:3,126)
• 3. Rhineland-Palatinate (1:4,661)
• 4. Bavaria (1:4,839)

People

• Anja Kling (born 1970), German actress
• Arnold Kling (born 1954), American economist and blogger
• Catherine Kling (born 1960), American economist
• Florence Kling, maiden name of Florence Harding (1860-1924), wife of US President Warren G. Harding
• Heinrich Kling (1913-1951), German World War II Waffen SS officer
• Johan Kling (born 1962), Swedish film director, screenwriter and novelist
• Johnny Kling (1875-1947), American baseball catcher
• Bill Kling (1867-1934), American baseball pitcher
• Josef Kling (1811-1876), German chess master
• Karl Kling (1910-2003), German motor racing driver and manager
• Måns Nilsson Kling, governor of the 17th century colony of New Sweden
• Marc-Uwe Kling (born 1982), German cabaret artist, author and songwriter
• Ricky Kling (born 1987), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider
• Robert Kling, alias used by Timothy McVeigh (1968-2001), American domestic terrorist
• Robert Kling (born 1997), Norwegian footballer
• Stephan Kling (born 1981), German footballer
• Thiago Kling (born 1984), Brazilian social entrepreneur
• Thomas Kling (1957-2005), German poet
• Vincent Kling (architect) (1916–2013), American architect
• Vincent Kling (translator) (fl. from 1990), American scholar and translator of German literature
• Wilhelm Kling (1902-1973), Communist Party of Germany and Socialist Unity Party functionary
• William Hugh Kling (born 1942), American businessman, created Minnesota Public Radio
• Woody Kling (1925-1998), American television writer and producer

Other uses

• Kling or Keling, a term for Malaysians, Indonesians or Singaporeans of Indian descent
  • Upper Cross Street, Singapore, also known as Kling Street due to Indian traders living in the area
• Kling, a text-to-video model by Kuaishou
• Mount Kling, South Georgia, Atlantic Ocean
• Klings

See also

• Klingons

Notes and References

1. https://forebears.io/surnames/kling Kling surname distribution