Klještan Surname
Approximately 313 people bear this surname
Klještan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 230 | 1:15,376 | 2,900 |
| Serbia | 72 | 1:99,235 | 7,980 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
The alternate forms: Kljestan (13) are calculated separately.
Klještan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Klještan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Klještan is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Kljestan. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Klještan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Klještan is the 866,642nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 23,282,894 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Klještan reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 15,376. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is mostly concentrated in: Republika Srpska, where 99 percent reside and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina Klještan exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 23 percent reside and Croatia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kljestan | 96 | 13 | / |
| Khaljestan | 78 | 35 | / |
| Kalestan | 75 | 35 | / |
| Kalestani | 71 | 116 | / |
| Khalestan | 71 | 50 | / |
| Kallestan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kholestan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Klisetyana | 67 | 20 | / |
| Klostan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kallestani | 67 | 4 | / |
| Klesten | 67 | 4 | / |
| Klestin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kleston | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kulstan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khalestani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glestan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelstan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Klještan
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