Kling is a surname.

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 Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

(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

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

Kalmar County Kalmar County () is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg, Jönköping, Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland. The counties are mainly administrative units. Geo ...

(1:2,129) * 2.

Jönköping County Jönköping County ( sv, Jönköpings län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The total county population was 356,291 inhabitants in Septe ...

(1:2,389) * 3.

Gävleborg County Gävleborg County ( sv, Gävleborgs län) is a county or '' län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle. Provinces Gävleborg Cou ...

(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:Kling surname distribution
/ref> * 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 Arnold Kling (born 1954) is an American economist, scholar, and blogger known for his writings on EconLog, an economics blog, along with Bryan Caplan and David R. Henderson. Kling also has his own blog, askblog, which carries the motto: "taking ...

(born 1954), American economist and blogger *

Catherine Kling Catherine L. Kling (born 1960) is an American economist, currently a Tisch University Professor in the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management and Faculty Director at the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future at Cornell University. In 2 ...

(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 William Hugh Kling (born April 29, 1942) is the founder and president emeritus of Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media. He was also a founding member of the Board of Directors of National Public Radio, the founding chairman/President ...

(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 Måns Nilsson Kling or Mauno Kling was the second governor of the 17th century colony of New Sweden (Swedish: ''Nya Sverige''), which he administrated from Fort Christina, now Wilmington, Delaware. Biography The first Swedish expedition to North Am ...

, governor of the 17th century colony of New Sweden *

Marc-Uwe Kling Marc-Uwe Kling (; born 1982) is a German songwriter, author, and ''Kabarett'' (political stand-up comedy) artist. He studied philosophy and drama at Freie Universität Berlin. Since 2003, Kling regularly performs on various stages in Berlin. F ...

(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 *

Thomas Kling Thomas Kling (June 5, 1957 – April 1, 2005) was a German poet. Life Thomas Kling was born in Bingen am Rhein, grew up in Hilden and went to school in Düsseldorf. He studied philology in Cologne, Düsseldorf and Vienna and lived in Finland for ...

(1957-2005), German poet * Vincent Kling (architect) (1916–2013), American architect *

Vincent Kling (translator) Vincent Kling is an American scholar and translator of German literature. He studied at La Salle University, the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University. His PhD thesis was based on the works of Hugo von Hofmannsthal. He also spent some t ...

(fl. from 1990), American scholar and translator of German literature *

Wilhelm Kling Wilhelm Kling (7 February 1902 – 17 November 1973) was a Communist Party of Germany (KPD) functionary, and later an associate in the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) in East Germany. Kling was born ...

(1902-1973), Communist Party of Germany and Socialist Unity Party functionary * William Hugh Kling (born 1942), American businessman, created Minnesota Public Radio *

Woody Kling Woody Kling (April 14, 1925 – April 10, 1988) was an American television writer, producer, playwright, and composer. Biography Early life Born Heywood Fisher Kling in New York City, Kling was the son of Mayme and Ken Kling. Ken was a ...

(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 Upper Cross Street (Chinese: 克罗士街上段) is a street located in Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area in Singapore. The street starts after Cross Street at the junction of Cross Street and South Bridge Road, with the street ending at ...

, Singapore, also known as Kling Street due to Indian traders living in the area *

Mount Kling Mount Kling () is a mountain, 1,845 m, between Nordenskjold Peak and Mount Brooker in the Allardyce Range of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Nam ...

, South Georgia, Atlantic Ocean * Klings

References

{{surname, Kling German-language surnames Swedish-language surnames

Geographical distribution

People

Other uses

See also

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