Klimas Surname

52,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Klimas Surname Definition:

(Lithuanian) Descendant of little Kliment (merciful).

Klimas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5,4321:6,997884
Lithuania1,5601:1,945263
United States1,4551:249,11323,706
Germany5221:154,22518,439
Russia1611:895,17471,277
France1421:467,76666,487
England671:831,61344,286
Canada581:635,26952,014
Czechia571:186,55227,470
Slovakia471:113,54121,338
Greece361:307,77244,531
Australia331:818,05251,601
Austria221:387,06540,442
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Norway111:467,48139,375
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Klimaš (10), Klimaś (2) & Klimáš (1) are calculated separately.

Klimas (18) may also be a first name.

Klimas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Lithuanian) Descendant of little Kliment (merciful).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Klimas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klimas (Marathi: कलीमास, Russian: Климас) is found most frequently in Poland. It can also occur in the variant forms: Klimaš, Klimaś or Klimáš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klimas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Klimas is the 52,536th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 748,362 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Klimas live; 58 percent live in Eastern Europe and 57 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Klimas is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 18 people.

It is most widespread in Poland, where it is carried by 5,432 people, or 1 in 6,997. Not including Poland it is found in 41 countries. It is also found in Lithuania, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Klimas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Klimas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Klimas last name expanded 72,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klimas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Klimas surname are 0.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.79% registered with the party.

The amount Klimas earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 26.11% less than the national average, earning 255,706 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.18% more than the national average, earning $46,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.17% less than the national average, earning $37,676 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klimaš9410/
Klimaś942/
Klimasz92394/
Klimash92232/
Kliemas9230/
Klimast921/
Klimass921/
Klimáš891/
Klimasch8693/
Klimaits863/
Klimasse861/
Klimasze861/
Klimhaus860/
Klymas83653/
Climas83538/
Klemas83172/
Klimos83130/
Klumas8331/
Klimaz836/
Klimasová8091/
Klimasova8024/
Klimmasch8015/
Klimach77468/
Klymash77449/
Klimosz77209/
Klemash7795/
Klimász7729/
Cliemas7713/
Klymasz777/
Klemasz776/
Klummas774/
Klimatz773/
Klimosh772/
Klimous771/
Claimas771/
Klimoss771/
Klemase771/
Klimashova75472/
Klimaszová751/
Klimosch7120/
Klimoits7115/
Klitmose714/
Klemhaus710/
Clemas67265/
Climax6762/
Klimoš6717/
Clymas6716/
Klemos6712/
Klymos676/
Climos672/
Klymasova671/
Klimašová671/
Clumas670/

Klimas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klimas in the Marathi language
कलीमासkalimasa-
Klimas in the Russian language
Климасklimas-

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