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 last name Klapis is borne by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Klapiš or Klapiś. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klapis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Klapis are found; 55 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 55 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

It is most commonly held in Greece, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 692,487. In Greece Klapis is most prevalent in: Attica, where 94 percent live and Epirus, where 6 percent live. Besides Greece this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent live and Poland, where 3 percent live.

Klapis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Klapis surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Klapis
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