Klars Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Klars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Klärs (8) are calculated separately.

Klars (17) may also be a first name.

Klars Last Name Facts

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

The last name Klars (Russian: Кларс) is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Klärs. For other potential spellings of Klars click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klars? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Klars reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 17 people.

The surname Klars is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden Klars is mostly concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 100 percent are found. Beside Sweden it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 14 percent are found and Finland, where 9 percent are found.

Klars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Klars has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Klars surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klärs938/
Klaers91382/
Klarås9111/
Klarsø914/
Klairs911/
Klarse910/
Klears910/
Klarsch8339/
Killars832/
Kellars831/
Klörs8036/
Klors8011/
Clars807/
Klers804/
Killaars77325/
Klaersch774/
Klarsova771/
Clears73223/
Clairs7332/
Kloers7314/
Klarch735/
Kleers735/
Clarïs731/
Kellers67928/
Kloerss6717/
Cellars6713/
Klärsch672/
Klersch671/
Clairss671/
Cuellars625/
Clörs6022/
Clors600/
Kellersch5761/
Clarch5510/
Clarce552/
Kloerß551/
Clours550/
Quellharst531/
Quillharst530/
Cellors500/

Klars Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klars in the Russian language
Кларсklars-

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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 Klars
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