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

Klest (Russian: Клест) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Klest? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,506,728th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. Klest is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Klest reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Klest is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 31 people.

Klest is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 58 percent are found, Oregon, where 20 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs 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 over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Klest last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political 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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