Kletnieks Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kletnieks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kletnieks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia221:93,18413,456
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Klētnieks (1) are calculated separately.

Kletnieks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kletnieks occurs more in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Klētnieks. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kletnieks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,635,433rd most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Kletnieks reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kletnieks is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 93,184. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Riga Planning Region, where 82 percent live, Vidzeme, where 9 percent live and Latgale, where 5 percent live. Besides Latvia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 24 percent live.

Kletnieks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kletnieks surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kletnieks earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.92% less than the national average, earning $32,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $51,983 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klētnieks961/
Celtnieks7831/
Kliniek7517/
Kleniec7513/
Kletnikova747/
Klenikova67100/
Kliniec6360/
Kleynikova6351/
Klennikova6338/
Khlenikova632/
Kleinikova631/
Klinikova5625/
Klenykova5624/
Kleinykova5312/
Kliniecová536/
Klennykova534/
Klyuynikova501/

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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 Kletnieks
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