Kadlec Surname

45,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Kadlec Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian) Descendant of Karlec, a pet form of Karl (man); a worker or day laborer.

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Kadlec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia6,7941:1,56566
United States2,7291:132,81713,967
Austria4981:17,0992,580
Slovakia3521:15,1602,144
Canada1901:193,92419,047
Germany1601:503,15942,903
Poland1161:327,66237,999
Croatia1001:42,2868,393
England741:752,94741,527
Argentina621:689,41047,472
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Romania271:743,62550,353
France261:2,554,720189,486
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Hungary111:892,38945,166
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Norway71:734,61250,907
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Kadlec (12) may also be a first name.

Kadlec Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian) Descendant of Karlec, a pet form of Karl (man); a worker or day laborer.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Czech: an occupational name for a weaver, (t)kadlec.

- tkadlec

Kadlec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kadlec is more frequently found in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kadlec.

How Common Is The Last Name Kadlec? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 45,959th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 646,116 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Kadlec reside; 65 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 64 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Kadlec is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name on earth, held by 12 people.

The last name Kadlec is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is borne by 6,794 people, or 1 in 1,565. In Czechia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Bohemian Region, where 15 percent are found, Prague, where 14 percent are found and South Bohemian Region, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Czechia it exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Austria, where 4 percent are found.

Kadlec Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kadlec has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kadlec surname increased 3,790 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kadlec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kadlec last name are 14.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.06% registered with the party.

The amount Kadlec earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.03% less than the national average, earning 193,705 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.5% more than the national average, earning $45,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.68% more than the national average, earning $56,482 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kadleck92145/
Kadlecz927/
Kadlech921/
Kaadlec921/
Kadlc9128/
Kadlic83181/
Kadlez8346/
Kadlek8316/
Cadlec832/
Kadłec831/
Kadelc831/
Kadlecová807,088/
Kadlecova80128/
Kadletz77561/
Kadlick77141/
Kadlets7743/
Kadelke7733/
Cadlecz7731/
Kadlicz7713/
Kadleak773/
Cadleck771/
Cadlect771/
Kadleckova754/
Kadleczová752/
Kadlecková751/
Kadlk734/
Kadlcová7127/
Kadlcova711/
Kadlik67123/
Kadlík67111/
Cadles67104/
Kadlicová6790/
Kadlckova678/
Kodlek673/
Kadlicova672/
Cadleţ671/
Kadlić671/
Kadlis671/
Kadilg670/
Cadlic670/

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