Klim Surname

58,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Belarus

Klim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2,5241:15,0592,203
Russia2,4581:58,6347,627
United States9801:369,85632,819
Belarus8581:11,0731,686
Lithuania1761:17,2423,155
South Africa1351:401,31635,360
Kazakhstan1341:131,95913,645
Canada1311:281,26426,302
India1291:5,946,243139,967
Germany1251:644,04450,561
Denmark921:61,3566,206
Australia811:333,28028,364
Namibia791:30,4994,636
Brazil731:2,932,52586,118
Czechia731:145,66422,715
England561:994,96549,531
Slovakia531:100,68819,203
Hungary471:208,85717,470
Austria461:185,11823,639
Lebanon331:170,8217,805
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Moldova281:127,19214,173
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
France181:3,690,151224,666
Syria151:1,286,7357,466
Cambodia141:1,106,2255,638
Slovenia121:207,30615,422
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Armenia61:488,3639,305
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

The alternate forms: Klím (7) are calculated separately.

Klim (10,305) may also be a first name.

Klim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klim (Hindi: कलीम, Marathi: कलीम, Russian: Клим) occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Klím. Click here for further potential spellings of Klim.

How Common Is The Last Name Klim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 58,718th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 847,291 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Klim are found; 62 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 31 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 60,050th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 10,305 people.

The surname Klim is most frequent in Poland, where it is carried by 2,524 people, or 1 in 15,059. Barring Poland it occurs in 73 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Klim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Klim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Klim last name rose 3,267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus, Maronite (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (58%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Klim surname are 11.83% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 58.6% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Klim earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.28% less than the national average, earning R 210,840 per year; in United States they earn 11.31% more than the national average, earning $48,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning $48,914 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klím927/
Kliem894,250/
Klimm891,505/
Kleim891,000/
Khlim89149/
Klaim89100/
Klime8992/
Klihm8945/
Gklim891/
Klitm891/
Kellim80125/
Klimmt80113/
Kliehm80100/
Klaime8034/
Khlaim8026/
Kleimt8022/
Killim8014/
Kleime802/
Klimme802/
Klimmd801/
Kclaim801/
Kleihm800/
Klem757,500/
Klym756,041/
Clim751,999/
Kläm7523/
Klým753/
Klimova7376,442/
Klimová732,521/
Kålheim739/
Klimowa731/
Killime731/
Killiom731/
Kellime731/
Killeim730/
Kelliem730/
Klemm6726,661/
Klemt671,920/
Khlym671,239/
Klehm671,190/
Khlem67682/
Clime67503/
Kleem67307/
Claim67286/
Kleme67229/
Cleim67216/
Kleam6762/
Kleym6746/
Klemd6723/
Klimmová6715/
Qulim6714/
Klaym6711/
Klämt6711/
Kellheim6710/
Klhem679/
Kllem678/
Klähm676/
Khlimova676/
Klymt672/
Kllimova672/
Klojm671/
Cliem671/
Kleum671/
Klajm671/
Climm670/

Klim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klim in the Marathi language
कलीमkalima-
Klim in the Hindi language
कलीमkalima63.16
क्लीमklima35.09
Klim in the Russian language
Климklim-

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