Klimek Surname

17,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Klimek Surname Definition:

(Polish) Descendant of little Klim, a pet form of Klemens (merciful).

Klimek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland21,2711:1,787138
United States4,7911:75,6548,663
Germany3,0341:26,5343,505
Czechia1,0541:10,0891,345
Slovakia3731:14,3071,982
Canada3501:105,27311,355
France2621:253,52239,145
Austria2321:36,7045,935
England2271:245,45419,989
Brazil1261:1,699,00355,624
Denmark821:68,8386,869
Australia671:402,92132,505
Norway551:93,49612,846
Mexico461:2,698,39621,792
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Romania401:501,94738,412
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Serbia201:357,24716,776
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Croatia131:325,27730,776
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Klímek (66) are calculated separately.

Klimek (13) may also be a first name.

Klimek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Descendant of little Klim, a pet form of Klemens (merciful).

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

Klimek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Klimek (Russian: Климек) is found most in Poland. It may also be found in the variant forms: Klímek. Click here for further possible spellings of Klimek.

How Common Is The Last Name Klimek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Klimek is the 17,145th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 225,279 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Klimek are found; 70 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 70 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Klimek is also the 3,159,357th most frequent forename in the world, held by 13 people.

The surname Klimek is most commonly used in Poland, where it is borne by 21,271 people, or 1 in 1,787. Outside of Poland it exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.

Klimek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Klimek has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 20,830 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klimek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Klimek last name are 3.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.57% registered with the party.

The amount Klimek earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.15% less than the national average, earning 245,186 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.15% less than the national average, earning R 78,060 per year; in United States they earn 4.4% more than the national average, earning $45,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.13% more than the national average, earning $52,234 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klímek9466/
Klimmek921,425/
Klimeck92488/
Kliemek9230/
Klimeke922/
Kllimek921/
Klimmeck86392/
Kliemeck8620/
Khlaimek8616/
Kleimeck860/
Klimik83291/
Klemek83158/
Klimík8346/
Klymek8325/
Climek8320/
Klimec8311/
Klimyk835/
Klimex833/
Klimeková80312/
Klimekova8022/
Klimick7769/
Klimiec7753/
Klemesk7710/
Climeck775/
Klemeck773/
Climeke772/
Klimecs772/
Klimike772/
Klimmik771/
Klimesc771/
Klimeuc771/
Klimecq771/
Klaymek771/
Klemeak771/
Kleimekova751/
Klimkova71825/
Klemmeck7112/
Klymyk67629/
Klemeg6778/
Klemyk6761/
Klymik6743/
Klimiková6738/
Klimíková6725/
Klymec6713/
Klimic6712/
Klímeková6710/
Klimecová677/
Klemik674/
Klemec672/
Klimikova672/
Climik671/
Klímekova671/
Climex671/

Klimek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klimek in the Russian language
Климекklimek-

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