Kletus Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kletus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kletus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
India51:153,413,076951,030
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Kletuš (167) are calculated separately.

Kletus (1,417) may also be a first name.

Kletus Last Name Facts

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

Kletus (Marathi: टूस, Oriya: େକତୁସ, Russian: Клетус) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as a variant: Kletuš. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kletus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kletus is the 1,785,358th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. Kletus occurs mostly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Kletus are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kletus is also the 207,436th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,417 people.

This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 61 percent live, Madang, where 12 percent live and Morobe, where 6 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kletuš94167/
Kleetus928/
Kleitus922/
Cletus8314,709/
Klitus8345/
Klatus8313/
Keltus837/
Kiltus832/
Kletos832/
Kleathous806/
Cleetus772,057/
Cleatus77235/
Gkletos7777/
Cleitus7723/
Clestus7716/
Klatush7715/
Cletuse779/
Clettus776/
Kleitos774/
Clethus773/
Klataus772/
Cleteus772/
Cletous771/
Cletaus771/
Clletus771/
Cletuss771/
Cleytus771/
Ketltus771/
Kleytos771/
Klattus770/
Cltus736/
Cleettus7111/
Klatoush711/
Cleattus711/
Cleetusp711/
Clethous711/
Kilthaus711/
Clitus67168/
Keltos6799/
Clytus6733/
Celtus6710/
Cletos676/
Klitos672/
Kiltos671/
Clltus671/

Kletus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kletus in the Oriya language
େକତୁସekatusa-
Kletus in the Marathi language
टूसtusa-
Kletus in the Russian language
Клетусkletus-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kletus
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