Klaks Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Klaks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klaks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Klaks (7) may also be a first name.

Klaks Last Name Facts

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

Klaks (Russian: Клакс) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klaks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Klaks live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 4,548,448th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 7 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 512,512. In Latvia it is mostly found in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 75 percent live and Vidzeme, where 25 percent live. Besides Latvia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 14 percent live and Lebanon, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klauks9124/
Klakse911/
Kleaks911/
Klakshe831/
Kloks8084/
Kleks8024/
Claks801/
Klags801/
Clacks7396/
Klaics7357/
Klaucs738/
Klecks734/
Klaugs731/
Claiks731/
Klachs731/
Kleeks731/
Clasks730/
Klyaksova715/
Klax674/
Klauckz671/

Klaks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klaks in the Russian language
Клаксklaks-

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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 Klaks
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