Klimeš Surname

143,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Klimeš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klimeš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia3,0391:3,499325
Slovakia411:130,15723,900
Croatia211:201,36224,020
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Klimes (802) & Klimeś (1) are calculated separately.

Klimeš Last Name Facts

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

Klimeš is most common in Czechia. It may appear in the variant forms: Klimes or Klimeś. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klimeš? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 143,453rd most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,349,306 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Klimeš are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Czechia, where it is carried by 3,039 people, or 1 in 3,499. In Czechia Klimeš is mostly concentrated in: South Moravian Region, where 22 percent reside, South Bohemian Region, where 12 percent reside and Olomouc Region, where 11 percent reside. Not including Czechia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 1 percent reside and Croatia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klimes94802/
Klimeś941/
Klemeš83122/
Klimec8311/
Klimez838/
Klimež833/
Klimex833/
Klimej831/
Klimešova801/
Klimets771,134/
Klimesh77210/
Klimetz7784/
Klimesz7712/
Klimech773/
Klimest772/
Kleimes771/
Klimecz771/
Klimesc771/
Klimesch71651/
Klijmeij7110/
Klismets715/
Kliemesz711/
Klimis67733/
Climes67263/
Klemes67262/
Klemez67112/
Klemešová67105/
Klimesová6798/
Klimesova6745/
Kliemesch6716/
Klymec6713/
Klimetsch6712/
Klimic6712/
Klemiš677/
Klemec672/
Klimmesch671/
Klímešová671/
Klimiz671/
Climex671/

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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 Klimeš
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