Kling

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. 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