Klar Surname
Approximately 10,456 people bear this surname
Klar Surname User-submission:
German: meaning 'clear' or 'beautiful'. Also found in Ashkenazi Judaism and Sweden, probably taken from Germany.
Klar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,945 | 1:13,542 | 1,762 |
| United States | 1,867 | 1:194,140 | 19,164 |
| Poland | 583 | 1:65,195 | 10,241 |
| Sweden | 396 | 1:24,866 | 2,020 |
| Australia | 263 | 1:102,645 | 11,557 |
| Austria | 185 | 1:46,029 | 7,363 |
| Canada | 165 | 1:223,307 | 21,472 |
| Israel | 143 | 1:59,844 | 7,631 |
| France | 123 | 1:540,022 | 73,838 |
| Brazil | 82 | 1:2,610,663 | 78,641 |
| Argentina | 80 | 1:534,293 | 38,967 |
| Slovenia | 67 | 1:37,129 | 7,003 |
| Czechia | 58 | 1:183,336 | 27,089 |
| Switzerland | 58 | 1:141,602 | 13,683 |
| Liberia | 53 | 1:83,180 | 6,894 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Russia | 42 | 1:3,431,501 | 177,080 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Finland | 27 | 1:203,582 | 17,121 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Serbia | 22 | 1:324,770 | 15,940 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 124 | 1:404,989 | 29,999 |
The alternate forms: Klár (229) are calculated separately.
Klar (226) may also be a first name.
Klar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
German: meaning 'clear' or 'beautiful'. Also found in Ashkenazi Judaism and Sweden, probably taken from Germany.
- apost1Klar Demographics
Average Klar Salary in
United States
$46,945 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Klar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Klar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Klar (Georgian: კლარ, Oriya: କାର, Russian: Клар) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Klár. Click here for further possible spellings of Klar.
How Common Is The Last Name Klar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 49,240th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 696,973 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Klar reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Klar is also the 598,137th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 226 people.
The surname Klar is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 5,945 people, or 1 in 13,542. In Germany Klar is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent reside, Bavaria, where 12 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 65 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Poland, where 6 percent reside.
Klar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Klar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Klar surname rose 1,506 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Klar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Klar last name are 3.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.9% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Klar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.37% less than the national average, earning 244,444 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 91.37% more than the national average, earning R 454,776 per year; in United States they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $46,945 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.21% more than the national average, earning $60,718 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Klar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Klar in the Georgian language | ||
| კლარ | klar | - |
| Klar in the Oriya language | ||
| କାର | kara | - |
| Klar in the Russian language | ||
| Клар | klar | - |
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