Klavina Surname

139,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Klavina Surname User-submission:

This is a Latvian surname, derived from the Latvian word kļava, meaning 'maple'.

Klavina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia3,1191:65740
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
England161:3,482,379114,324
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Kļaviņa (1) are calculated separately.

Klavina Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Latvian surname, derived from the Latvian word kļava, meaning 'maple'.

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Klavina Last Name Facts

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

The last name Klavina (Russian: Клавина) is most common in Latvia. It can also be found in the variant forms: Kļaviņa. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klavina? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 139,996th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,284,497 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Klavina live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Baltic Europe.

Klavina is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is borne by 3,119 people, or 1 in 657. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Riga Planning Region, where 42 percent are found, Semigallia, where 25 percent are found and Vidzeme, where 19 percent are found. Barring Latvia Klavina is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Klavina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

Klavina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klavina in the Russian language
Клавинаklavina-

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