Klavs Surname
Approximately 312 people bear this surname
Klavs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 194 | 1:12,823 | 3,068 |
| Latvia | 78 | 1:26,283 | 4,029 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Klavs (1,384) may also be a first name.
Klavs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Klavs Come From? nationality or country of origin
Klavs (Russian: Клавс) is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Klavs? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 868,551st most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Klavs live; 63 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 210,436th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 1,384 people.
The last name is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 12,823. In Slovenia Klavs is mostly found in: Central Slovenia, where 59 percent reside, Southeast Slovenia, where 14 percent reside and Lower Sava, where 13 percent reside. Not including Slovenia this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 25 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klyavs | 91 | 5 | / |
| Klaivs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Klaws | 80 | 198 | / |
| Klafs | 80 | 39 | / |
| Klavz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Clavs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Klabs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Klovs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Klaffs | 73 | 58 | / |
| Klyavz | 73 | 8 | / |
| Klavch | 73 | 6 | / |
| Cleavs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Klyovs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Klavzova | 62 | 1 | / |
| Claws | 60 | 29 | / |
| Klows | 60 | 12 | / |
| Klobs | 60 | 1 | / |
| Clovs | 60 | 1 | / |
| Klabś | 60 | 1 | / |
| Klofs | 60 | 1 | / |
| Klotvsche | 57 | 1 | / |
| Klowss | 55 | 233 | / |
| Clauws | 55 | 192 | / |
| Clovse | 55 | 1 | / |
| Clawss | 55 | 1 | / |
| Cliovs | 55 | 0 | / |
| Klobsch | 50 | 7 | / |
| Kellows | 50 | 1 | / |
| Klafche | 50 | 1 | / |
| Killobs | 50 | 1 | / |
Klavs Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Klavs in the Russian language | ||
| Клавс | klavs | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Klavs
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