Klez Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Klez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine951:479,18655,632
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Klez Last Name Facts

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

Klez (Russian: Клезь) is most common in Ukraine. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klez? popularity and diffusion

The surname Klez is the 1,628,521st most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Klez reside; 78 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 78 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Klez is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 479,186. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Rivne Oblast, where 18 percent live, Kharkiv Oblast, where 14 percent live and Poltava Oblast, where 12 percent live. Besides Ukraine this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Klez Last Name Statistics demography

Klez earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kletz89436/
Klecz89364/
Klesz89117/
Kleiz8927/
Kliez895/
Klezh890/
Klz864/
Kleitz80921/
Klietz80604/
Kleisz80138/
Klescz8078/
Kleetz8066/
Kloesz8033/
Kloetz8019/
Kleicz805/
Kletzs804/
Klecze802/
Kleesz801/
Klettz801/
Kloeßz801/
Kleacz801/
Klezch801/
Kleztz801/
Klezcz801/
Khleez801/
Kleutz800/
Kleatz800/
Kelz751,642/
Kilz75716/
Kölz75595/
Klec75388/
Kles75338/
Kleß75204/
Kleć75100/
Külz7595/
Kleč7592/
Kliz7574/
Kälz7543/
Klyz7524/
Clez7519/
Klöz7516/
Kleš758/
Klse751/
Klzh751/
Kläz751/
Kleś751/
Gklz751/
Kllz751/
Klze751/
Klzs751/
Klzt751/
Klcz751/
Kldz751/
Kleszcz734,373/
Klezova738/
Kuellez733/
Kelleiz731/
Kelletz731/
Kleizch731/
Klejszt731/
Kletzhe730/
Kyles675,230/
Klets674,010/
Kleis672,991/
Klaes672,969/
Klees672,927/
Keltz671,319/
Kless671,118/
Klisz67982/
Kilje67930/
Kloes67779/
Klitz67719/
Kleiß67649/
Kelce67602/
Külçe67599/
Kiltz67432/
Cloez67423/
Klech67394/
Klise67375/
Klesh67260/
Klysz67203/
Koelz67176/
Klešč67147/
Klies67134/
Klejs67111/
Kließ6796/
Kleus6793/
Cletz6780/
Kuelz6771/
Klicz6769/
Kelsz6767/
Klejc6758/
Kelcz6755/
Klice6753/
Kleas6745/
Klötz6745/
Kılce6745/
Kleys6743/
Kloiz6738/
Kletzsch6729/
Kelse6726/
Klehs6725/
Klész6721/
Klese6715/
Cleaz6715/
Klyzh6714/
Kloeß6713/
Költz6710/
Klizs679/
Kleuß679/
Klöse678/
Kleic678/
Klaeß676/
Killz674/
Kleße674/
Ckles674/
Kleds673/
Kellz673/
Kölze673/
Kloyz672/
Khlse672/
Klecs672/
Kilce672/
Cleze672/
Cleiz672/
Kleeß672/
Kläse672/
Külce672/
Kültz672/
Khlje672/
Kluiz671/
Kelze671/
Keldz671/
Kliße671/
Klişe671/
Kilse671/
Kilsz671/
Kilhz671/
Kleić671/
Klidz671/
Kölce671/
Kőleš671/
Qklcz671/
Gklzz671/
Klles671/
Clesz670/
Kaelz670/
Kielz670/

Klez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klez in the Russian language
Клезьklez-

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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 Klez
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