Klar Surname

49,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Klar Surname User-submission:

German: meaning 'clear' or 'beautiful'. Also found in Ashkenazi Judaism and Sweden, probably taken from Germany.

Klar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,9451:13,5421,762
United States1,8671:194,14019,164
Poland5831:65,19510,241
Sweden3961:24,8662,020
Australia2631:102,64511,557
Austria1851:46,0297,363
Canada1651:223,30721,472
Israel1431:59,8447,631
France1231:540,02273,838
Brazil821:2,610,66378,641
Argentina801:534,29338,967
Slovenia671:37,1297,003
Czechia581:183,33627,089
Switzerland581:141,60213,683
Liberia531:83,1806,894
England451:1,238,17956,985
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
Scotland361:148,7178,826
India321:23,970,793327,222
Finland271:203,58217,121
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Serbia221:324,77015,940
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Norway91:571,36544,190
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Qatar61:393,00055,922
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
China21:683,660,78330,601
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

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.

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klár92229/
Klare893,224/
Klahr892,022/
Klaar891,466/
Klair891,343/
Klaur89511/
Klear89377/
Klarr89182/
Klyar8985/
Klarh8923/
Kliar8912/
Klarp8911/
Klarå895/
Khlar893/
Klayr893/
Cklar891/
Klasr891/
Klarz890/
Kellar808,096/
Killar80397/
Klaare80140/
Klaire8080/
Kyllar8077/
Klaitr8014/
Källar808/
Klahar803/
Khlare802/
Klhare802/
Kclaar801/
Khllar801/
Klaird801/
Klairr801/
Klarpp801/
Klhair801/
Cklear801/
Kklare801/
Klasrh801/
Kleare800/
Clar753,734/
Klor75352/
Qlar753/
Klór751/
Killare73226/
Klarová7363/
Klarova7345/
Cıkılar7326/
Khllare7319/
Kiellar7315/
Killyar7312/
Kleňhar738/
Kuellar737/
Kellare735/
Killear735/
Koellar733/
Klahare732/
Kellart732/
Kellear731/
Keullar731/
Killgar731/
Killiar731/
Keellar730/
Kellhar730/
Kellair730/
Clare6724,119/
Clair6717,236/
Clear676,030/
Claar672,779/
Claur67670/
Klohr67625/
Kloor67256/
Clard6770/
Clarr6750/
Killaire6745/
Kleir6742/
Kıcıklar6742/
Klore6740/
Kleor6728/
Clart6724/
Clahr6720/
Cılar6718/
Khlor6717/
Kloir6713/
Kleur6711/
Klour678/
Klior678/
Klyarova677/
Clarh676/
Kloër676/
Cliar675/
Qular674/
Kelleard672/
Clarp672/
Klhor672/
Klgor672/
Kellahar671/
Kellaire671/
Khhliare671/
Khhllare671/
Killgaur671/
Killhare671/
Cllar671/
Kleyr671/
Kellarrd671/
Claër671/
Kellartt670/
Klorz670/
Clayr670/
Klorp670/
Kehelear670/
Killahar670/
Clyar670/
Killhart670/

Klar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klar in the Georgian language
კლარklar-
Klar in the Oriya language
କାରkara-
Klar in the Russian language
Кларklar-

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