Klaps Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Monaco

Klaps Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klaps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2471:46,5457,557
Germany1531:526,17944,202
Austria431:198,03324,866
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
France71:9,488,960336,266
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Klapš (2) are calculated separately.

Klaps Last Name Facts

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

The last name Klaps (Russian: Клапс) is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Klapš. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Klaps? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 639,219th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 15,309,970 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Klaps live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 46,545. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 3 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Belgium Klaps is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 32 percent reside and Austria, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klapš932/
Klapps91112/
Klaips91100/
Klapsz912/
Klapsch83200/
Claps802,292/
Kleps80484/
Klops8092/
Klabs801/
Clapps73131/
Klepps73121/
Klopsz7332/
Kleips7320/
Klepsh7318/
Klöpps739/
Klepsz739/
Kleyps736/
Klyavs735/
Klopås733/
Klopsh732/
Kloups731/
Klaivs731/
Klapch731/
Kloeps731/
Klopsch672,011/
Klepsch67865/
Killops67228/
Klöpsch67118/
Clappse6711/
Klapche671/
Kelleps670/

Klaps Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klaps in the Russian language
Клапсklaps-

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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 Klaps
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