Kleč Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Kleč Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kleč Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia901:27,6415,777
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Klec (388) & Kleć (100) are calculated separately.

Kleč Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kleč occurs most in Slovenia. It can be found as: Klec or Kleć. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kleč? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,943,350th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kleč live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Kleč is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 27,641. In Slovenia Kleč is mostly concentrated in: Gorizia, where 34 percent reside, Upper Carniola, where 33 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Slovenia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 1 percent reside and Slovakia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klec92388/
Kleć92100/
Klešč89147/
Kle862,216/
Klč86201/
Klee7516,189/
Kley757,548/
Klie751,696/
Klei751,102/
Kleu75762/
Klej75600/
Klíč75481/
Kles75338/
Klet75324/
Kleh75238/
Kleß75204/
Klez75123/
Klea7570/
Klič7565/
Kelč7549/
Khle7546/
Kleé7538/
Kled7512/
Kleš758/
Klle756/
Kleň754/
Ckle753/
Klge752/
Klhe752/
Kkle751/
Kleè751/
Klée751/
Klíe751/
Kloč751/
Klač751/
Kleś751/
Klež751/
Hkle751/
Kcle751/
Klečová731/
Kelle677,326/
Klett677,130/
Klets674,010/
Kleis672,991/
Klees672,927/
Kille672,103/
Kölle672,028/
Külte671,179/
Kless671,118/
Kleiß67649/
Kleij67565/
Khled67557/
Kletz67436/
Klech67394/
Klise67375/
Klecz67364/
Kølle67320/
Kleid67309/
Klesh67260/
Kleut67227/
Klehe67222/
Khlie67217/
Kleit67215/
Kleih67196/
Khlet67168/
Kleeh67135/
Klies67134/
Klesz67117/
Klejs67111/
Kließ6796/
Kleus6793/
Kilte6793/
Kelte6769/
Klejc6758/
Klice6753/
Kledt6752/
Kleyh6751/
Kleet6745/
Kleas6745/
Kleys6743/
Kleiz6727/
Klehs6725/
Källe6720/
Klese6715/
Klied6710/
Klehi6710/
Kleuß679/
Kleic678/
Khleh677/
Kleyd676/
Klišč676/
Kylle676/
Kliez675/
Khlge674/
Külle674/
Kleße674/
Kleap674/
Ckles674/
Khlee673/
Kleds673/
Kliet673/
Klepf673/
Kleuh672/
Klecs672/
Klete672/
Kleed672/
Kleeß672/
Klije672/
Kläse672/
Khlje672/
Kllte671/
Klajč671/
Kliea671/
Klieh671/
Klite671/
Klleh671/
Kliße671/
Klişe671/
Kleić671/
Kleht671/
Klhet671/
Költe671/
Kőleš671/
Kclee671/
Hklee671/
Qkleh671/
Ckhle671/
Klles671/
Klyhe671/
Klerz671/
Kleea671/
Klley670/
Klezh670/
Klher670/
Gkler670/
Kleth670/
Kleey670/
Kllee670/

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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 Kleč
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