Klimko Surname

122,248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Belarus

Klimko Surname User-submission:

Klimko was previously spelt Klinko. It was changed when the family migrated to the new world. It may have been changed to gain freedom from indentured servitude.

Klimko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,0621:35,7905,528
Belarus1,0241:9,2781,385
Russia7571:190,38721,163
United States4741:764,68159,530
Slovakia1551:34,4296,239
Kazakhstan1111:159,30215,725
Canada421:877,27667,671
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Latvia221:93,18413,456
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Klimkó (33) are calculated separately.

Klimko Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Klimko was previously spelt Klinko. It was changed when the family migrated to the new world. It may have been changed to gain freedom from indentured servitude.

- okmilk

Klimko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Klimko (Russian: Климко) has its highest incidence in Poland. It may also appear in the variant forms: Klimkó. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klimko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 122,248th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,947,500 people. The last name Klimko occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Klimko are found; 74 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 41 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Poland, where it is carried by 1,062 people, or 1 in 35,790. Aside from Poland it exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 27 percent live and Russia, where 20 percent live.

Klimko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Klimko surname is principally Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (82%) in Belarus and Orthodox (53%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Klimko surname are 8.64% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 55.41% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Klimko earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 5.75% less than the national average, earning $40,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.5% more than the national average, earning $68,813 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klimkó9433/
Klimkos9217/
Klimkosz8617/
Klymko832,831/
Klimka83192/
Klemko83124/
Climko836/
Klimkosch801/
Klyumko7711/
Klimkat7710/
Klymeko778/
Klimmkat711/
Klemka67190/
Klimca6716/
Climco6711/
Clemko677/
Klymka674/
Clemco503/

Klimko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klimko in the Russian language
Климкоklimko-

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