Klapis Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Klapis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klapis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece161:692,48777,522
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Klapiš (7) & Klapiś (6) are calculated separately.

Klapis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klapis is found most in Greece. It may be rendered as: Klapiš or Klapiś. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klapis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Klapis are found; 55 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 55 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

Klapis is most widely held in Greece, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 692,487. In Greece Klapis is mostly found in: Attica, where 94 percent are found and Epirus, where 6 percent are found. Barring Greece this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Poland, where 3 percent are found.

Klapis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Klapis last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Klapis earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% more than the national average, earning $63,839 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klapiš947/
Klapiś946/
Klapish9281/
Klapisz9272/
Klappis9221/
Kliapis923/
Klapijs921/
Klapisch8667/
Klapfish868/
Kliapisz861/
Klappish860/
Clapis831,787/
Klapes8329/
Klepis8313/
Klopis831/
Klapisova801/
Klepeis77162/
Clappis7774/
Clapies7745/
Clapish7715/
Klepish778/
Klapysh777/
Klapich771/
Klepisz771/
Klopish770/
Klepeisz71101/
Klappich7189/
Klepfish7145/
Kliapets7140/
Klepeiss7132/
Klepfisz7125/
Klyapets7118/
Clapfish713/
Klyapich711/
Kleepies711/
Klyapishova711/
Kleppies711/
Kleppish710/
Klehpish710/
Clapes671,268/
Clapiz67379/
Kloppisch6771/
Clapés6757/
Klepiš6740/
Kleppisch6729/
Klapeć6717/
Klepfisch6715/
Klapez6711/
Klepes6710/
Clopis678/
Klapeč677/
Klapišová673/
Clapès671/
Clápis671/
Clepis671/
Klepiz671/
Klepys671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Klapis
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