Chlek Surname

491,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Chlek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chlek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4881:93,28413,383
Russia1491:967,26975,342
Kazakhstan291:609,74142,435
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Chlek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chlek (Russian: Члек) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chlek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 491,125th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,812,383 people. Chlek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Chlek are found; 77 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 77 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is held by 488 people, or 1 in 93,284. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Volyn Oblast, where 24 percent are found, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 22 percent are found and Vinnytsia Oblast, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Ukraine Chlek is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 22 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found.

Chlek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Chlek surname is primarily Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Chlek are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chliek9118/
Chleck917/
Chlekh914/
Hlek89264/
Clek8917/
Chlk891/
Chleikh83207/
Cleek801,800/
Cleak80251/
Hlekh8074/
Khlek8051/
Chleq8033/
Hleck8023/
Hleke8022/
Cliek805/
Chlik804/
Hleik803/
Chlke802/
Czlek801/
Hleek801/
Hleikh7312/
Hleekh7310/
Khleek735/
Chlecq734/
Khleck732/
Hlleck731/
Cleyck731/
Chlick731/
Hleeck730/
Zchlke730/
Clec67154/
Clik67151/
Hlyk6731/
Cleg6717/
Chlique6711/
Clkc673/
Czlk673/
Clqk672/
Clgk672/
Chlegue671/
Jlek671/
Dclk671/
Hlec671/
Hleg671/
Hlik671/
Člek671/
Chlq671/
Chlc671/
Tclk671/
Clkg671/
Cllk670/

Chlek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chlek in the Russian language
Члекclek-

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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 Chlek
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