Klets Surname

115,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Klets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2,5761:17,6722,414
Russia8311:173,43319,588
Kazakhstan4541:38,9485,147
Belarus821:115,86717,075
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Kyrgyzstan251:238,90622,569
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Klets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klets (Russian: Клец) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Klets click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klets? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 115,188th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,817,343 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Klets reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 2,576 people, or 1 in 17,672. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Volyn Oblast, where 18 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Vinnytsia Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 21 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 11 percent reside.

Klets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Klets has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Klets last name grew 483 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (63%) in Belarus and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Klets surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Klets earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.84% more than the national average, earning $55,162 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleats919/
Kleuts918/
Kletzs914/
Kletts914/
Kylets911/
Kleits911/
Klts892/
Kletsch83159/
Killets8327/
Kaylets831/
Kellets831/
Kletshe831/
Kilts80879/
Kelts80450/
Kletz80436/
Klits8062/
Klyts8019/
Kleds803/
Klecs802/
Clets800/
Kletsova77958/
Kleitsch77514/
Klietsch77385/
Klaetsch77117/
Kleutsch77105/
Keeletse7783/
Kletzsch7729/
Kloetsch7729/
Kleatsch772/
Kelletts772/
Killetts770/
Kleitz73921/
Klietz73604/
Kluyts73415/
Klyots73207/
Klescz7378/
Kleetz7366/
Kletch7349/
Kliots7348/
Kluits7329/
Klaits7321/
Kloetz7319/
Kleics7319/
Kielts7310/
Keltsh7310/
Cleuts735/
Klitts734/
Klitsø734/
Klitsh732/
Kyolts732/
Keltts732/
Killts732/
Kleštš731/
Cleets731/
Klettz731/
Cletts731/
Klitse731/
Kloits731/
Kleztz731/
Kiltts730/
Kleatz730/
Kleutz730/
Kleytsova7125/
Koihletse711/
Kleithsch711/
Kletzsche710/
Kleszcz674,373/
Klitsch671,516/
Kltsova67849/
Klec67388/
Keltsch67201/
Klez67123/
Kleć67100/
Kleč6792/
Költsch6786/
Klötsch6765/
Kleitch6758/
Cleetes677/
Kiltsch673/
Klätsch672/
Kellits672/
Klzs671/
Kelletz671/
Killtts671/
Klyaits671/
Kledsch671/
Cleates671/
Kluijts671/
Cleytes671/
Klaites671/
Killits670/
Kelleds670/
Kletzhe670/

Klets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klets in the Russian language
Клецklec-

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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 Klets
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