Klavs Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Klavs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klavs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1941:12,8233,068
Latvia781:26,2834,029
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klyavs915/
Klaivs911/
Klaws80198/
Klafs8039/
Klavz802/
Clavs802/
Klabs801/
Klovs800/
Klaffs7358/
Klyavz738/
Klavch736/
Cleavs731/
Klyovs731/
Klavzova621/
Claws6029/
Klows6012/
Klobs601/
Clovs601/
Klabś601/
Klofs601/
Klotvsche571/
Klowss55233/
Clauws55192/
Clovse551/
Clawss551/
Cliovs550/
Klobsch507/
Kellows501/
Klafche501/
Killobs501/

Klavs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klavs in the Russian language
Клавсklavs-

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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
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  • 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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