Klekh Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Klekh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klekh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine801:569,03463,173
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Klekh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Klekh (Russian: Клех) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klekh? popularity and diffusion

Klekh is the 1,755,741st most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Klekh live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 569,034. In Ukraine Klekh is primarily found in: Lviv Oblast, where 45 percent are found, Volyn Oblast, where 26 percent are found and Poltava Oblast, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Ukraine this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 23 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Klekh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klekhe911/
Klekhd911/
Klek89467/
Kleakeh831/
Kleck801,101/
Kloek80856/
Klech80394/
Klykh8063/
Klikh8053/
Khlek8051/
Kelkh8049/
Kleek8024/
Klaek8010/
Kliek809/
Kleik808/
Kylek808/
Kleke805/
Kleuk804/
Kleyk803/
Kleak802/
Kylkh801/
Klk7520/
Kloeck73443/
Klejch73125/
Kleich7392/
Kleske7344/
Ketlek7338/
Kailek7335/
Killek7329/
Khlejh7325/
Kleeck7321/
Kellek7316/
Klaeck7313/
Kleche739/
Kletck739/
Klykhe739/
Klehic738/
Kitlek738/
Khylek738/
Khleek735/
Khlaek735/
Klecks734/
Kleuch733/
Khleck732/
Kleike732/
Kleaks731/
Kleeks731/
Kleigh731/
Kleuck731/
Kliech731/
Klecke731/
Klesck731/
Khloek731/
Klezch731/
Kleekx731/
Klecht730/
Kleech730/
Kleatk730/
Klik671,616/
Kelk671,455/
Klettke671,260/
Klyk67781/
Kilk67476/
Klec67388/
Kailech67142/
Kledtke67105/
Kleitch6758/
Klekova6756/
Kleg6745/
Kleicke6731/
Kletcke6719/
Clek6717/
Kleiske6717/
Kelleck6710/
Kleková679/
Kellykh679/
Kleq678/
Klch677/
Kilksch677/
Killikh676/
Kleitke676/
Klke675/
Kklk675/
Klkk675/
Khitlek674/
Kaylech673/
Kleiche673/
Kellikh672/
Klök672/
Kljk671/
Kellekt671/
Klescke671/
Klêk671/
Kleizch671/
Kleizke671/
Kleetke671/
Klhk671/
Kellech671/
Qlek671/
Qlkh671/
Kqlk671/
Hklk671/
Kllk671/
Klkp671/
Klqh671/
Klqk671/
Klxh671/
Klgh671/
Klgk671/
Kjlk671/
Khylech671/
Killeck670/
Keilech670/
Kellegh670/
Klethke670/
Klck670/

Klekh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klekh in the Russian language
Клехkleh-

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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 Klekh
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