Klava Surname
Approximately 1,732 people bear this surname
Klava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 1,149 | 1:1,784 | 185 |
| Brazil | 195 | 1:1,097,817 | 38,391 |
| United States | 142 | 1:2,552,528 | 155,105 |
| Russia | 109 | 1:1,322,230 | 94,006 |
| Ukraine | 32 | 1:1,422,584 | 115,871 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Kļava (11) & Klāva (3) are calculated separately.
Klava (4,167) may also be a first name.
Klava Demographics
Average Klava Salary in
United States
$35,018 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Klava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Klava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Klava (Georgian: კლავა, Russian: Клава) occurs most in Latvia. It can also occur as: Kļava or Klāva. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Klava? popularity and diffusion
The surname Klava is the 232,966th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,207,590 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Klava live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 107,566th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 4,167 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is carried by 1,149 people, or 1 in 1,784. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 41 percent are found, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 36 percent are found and Semigallia, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Latvia this last name exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.
Klava Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Klava has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Klava last name rose 1,775 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Klava Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (62%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Klava are 31.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.57% being registered with the party.
Klava earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.84% less than the national average, earning $35,018 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Klava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Klava in the Georgian language | ||
| კლავა | klava | - |
| Klava in the Russian language | ||
| Клава | klava | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Klava
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