Klest Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Klest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Klest (31) may also be a first name.

Klest Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klest (Russian: Клест) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klest? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,506,728th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Klest live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. Klest is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 31 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States Klest is primarily found in: Illinois, where 58 percent are found, Oregon, where 20 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States Klest occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 12 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Klest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Klest has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Klest surname grew 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Klest surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Klest earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.25% less than the national average, earning $25,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleist916,859/
Kliest91145/
Kleest9150/
Klejst9131/
Kleyst9114/
Klesht911/
Kloest911/
Kleast911/
Klaest910/
Klst891/
Klescht8323/
Klejszt831/
Kleestt831/
Kleiste830/
Klost8034/
Klist8016/
Klast806/
Clest803/
Klestova771,118/
Keeleste775/
Kleistte771/
Khlyst73200/
Klescz7378/
Klajst7330/
Klisht7315/
Kålstø737/
Klystz735/
Klaist735/
Cleste735/
Kilste731/
Kuulst731/
Kleštš731/
Kleztz731/
Klosst731/
Cloest731/
Klayst730/
Klaast730/
Klecht730/
Cleist730/
Khlestova71598/
Kleshtova713/
Kleszcz674,373/
Klischt677/
Kleschtová677/
Klsd672/
Klzt671/
Klisthe671/
Cellest671/
Kleschtova671/
Coylest671/
Cleaste670/

Klest Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klest in the Russian language
Клестklest-

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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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  • 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 Klest
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