Klah Surname

141,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Liberia

Klah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,2471:21,6692,663
Ivory Coast9621:23,9831,719
Liberia7731:5,703691
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Klah (2,122) may also be a first name.

Klah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Klah (Arabic: كلاح) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 141,349th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,311,305 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Klah are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 163,141st most widely held first name worldwide, held by 2,122 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,247 people, or 1 in 21,669. Without taking into account Ghana Klah is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 31 percent reside and Liberia, where 25 percent reside.

Klah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Klah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Klah surname grew 544 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Klah last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90% registered to vote for the party.

Klah earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.13% less than the national average, earning $35,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klahs89289/
Klaha8984/
Klayh8953/
Klath8941/
Khlah894/
Kleah892/
Klaih891/
Klaph891/
Klahu890/
Kla8610,526/
Kellah801,519/
Killah80277/
Küllah80249/
Klaich80236/
Klauch8059/
Klaith8020/
Klasch8018/
Klauhs8014/
Klaihs808/
Klyach805/
Kyllah804/
Klajch802/
Klahee802/
Klahai802/
Khlaph801/
Klau759,828/
Klay752,872/
Kloh752,129/
Klai751,931/
Klaa751,251/
Clah75340/
Klaś75214/
Klać75169/
Kåla75119/
Khla7587/
Klaj7579/
Klea7570/
Kkla7545/
Klia7538/
Kloa7536/
Klaï7512/
Klha759/
Klya757/
Klla756/
Qlah755/
Klôh753/
Ckla751/
Klga751/
Klač751/
Kqla751/
Klausch73786/
Khlahai7340/
Kolaghi7324/
Kellath7315/
Klyaich7313/
Killaha733/
Kllachh732/
Klautch731/
Klahaha731/
Gklaich731/
Klehach731/
Kellahe731/
Kellaha730/
Kella6716,217/
Killa674,359/
Klaić67944/
Klohs67757/
Clash67698/
Kylla67295/
Claha67276/
Klapf67247/
Kleih67196/
Khlai67137/
Khlya6795/
Klaiß6783/
Khlay6781/
Klyap6778/
Kliat6766/
Klaij6763/
Kleha6762/
Kölla6761/
Klautsch6759/
Kleyh6751/
Klioh6749/
Clyah6724/
Klatd6721/
Klacz6720/
Klaai6719/
Khloh6716/
Khlau6715/
Klohß6713/
Klaup6712/
Kloht6710/
Cleah678/
Klyas675/
Cklay675/
Klyay675/
Khlia675/
Klaatsch674/
Clahs674/
Kleap674/
Kliau674/
Claih673/
Kloph673/
Klasd673/
Clach672/
Kleatsch672/
Kleuh672/
Kleho672/
Külla672/
Qlash672/
Kellasch671/
K'Lay671/
Khlla671/
Killasch671/
Klohh671/
Kladd671/
Klajč671/
Kliea671/
Kllap671/
Qllah671/
Hklau671/
Clayh671/
Cliah671/
Kliai671/
Klouh671/
Klyashch671/
Kklaa671/
Klauj671/
Klaës671/
Kleau671/
Källa671/
Khlaj671/
Kelliaha671/
Kllia671/
Qladh671/
Kllay671/
Kleea671/
Klasp670/

Klah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klah in the Arabic language
كلاحklah-

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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
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  • 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 Klah
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