Klos Surname

37,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Klos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,6221:14,3201,859
United States2,9851:121,42712,973
Poland9751:38,9836,089
Netherlands8321:20,2973,203
Ukraine5141:88,56612,702
Brazil4661:459,38717,412
Czechia4581:23,2173,594
Argentina2731:156,56913,217
Canada2591:142,26114,635
Israel2551:33,5594,715
Austria2181:39,0626,282
France1861:357,11153,432
England1541:361,80625,827
Russia801:1,801,538116,326
Luxembourg581:10,0091,703
Belarus581:163,81122,061
Denmark561:100,7989,513
Australia491:550,93340,757
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Norway211:244,87126,357
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Slovakia171:313,90944,635
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Wales111:281,32115,850
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2101:239,13719,985

The alternate forms: Kloś (38), Klós (8) & Kloš (4) are calculated separately.

Klos (161) may also be a first name.

Klos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klos (Russian: Клос) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kloś, Klós or Kloš. Click here for other possible spellings of Klos.

How Common Is The Last Name Klos? popularity and diffusion

Klos is the 37,998th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 525,949 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Klos reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Klos is also the 722,635th most frequently occurring given name globally It is held by 161 people.

The last name Klos is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 5,622 people, or 1 in 14,320. In Germany Klos is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found, Saarland, where 19 percent are found and Hesse, where 13 percent are found. Beside Germany Klos occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Poland, where 7 percent are found.

Klos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Klos has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,421 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,925 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Klos Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Klos last name is principally Protestant (40%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (65%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Klos last name are 6.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Klos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.59% more than the national average, earning 427,736 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.51% less than the national average, earning R 160,380 per year; in United States they earn 6.76% more than the national average, earning $46,068 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.99% less than the national average, earning $48,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kloś9238/
Klós928/
Kloš924/
Klose8933,145/
Kloss8912,235/
Kloos898,348/
Kloes89779/
Klohs89757/
Klous89384/
Klots89357/
Klosz89204/
Klois89155/
Klyos8926/
Klosh896/
Klosp893/
Kloys892/
Khlos892/
Kloess80371/
Klouse80347/
Kloots80235/
Klyots80207/
Klosse80182/
Kloush80113/
Klooss8095/
Kloose8058/
Kliots8048/
Kellos8045/
Kloesz8033/
Klyoss8028/
Killos8017/
Klotts8016/
Klosch8016/
Kloehs8015/
Kloust8015/
Kloohs8011/
Kloost8010/
Klouzs809/
Klouds806/
Khlous805/
Kloshe801/
Klouts801/
Kloise801/
Klohss801/
Kloits801/
Klloos801/
Kloesh800/
Klouss800/
Klotsh800/
Kloß755,074/
Klas754,147/
Klus753,540/
Clos753,380/
Kloz75559/
Kłos75116/
Klůs7549/
Klüs752/
Kloć751/
Kloč751/
Klousse73617/
Kloushe73580/
Klosová73511/
Klotsch73122/
Klosova7324/
Kloesch7317/
Kelloes737/
Kellois731/
Kelloss731/
Killios731/
Kuellos731/
Kellios731/
Kleoush731/
Gkellos731/
Kellous730/
Klaus6743,516/
Klaas6728,806/
Close6727,150/
Klass6710,311/
Closs674,545/
Klyus672,381/
Cloos671,948/
Cloes671,107/
Khlus67908/
Kluss67864/
Klase67689/
Clous67596/
Klyosova67407/
Klotsche67366/
Klahs67289/
Klooz67279/
Kluis67202/
Klust67194/
Kluse67171/
Clost67163/
Klash67136/
Klooß67107/
Klush6794/
Klossová6793/
Kleus6793/
Klasz6791/
Cloys6772/
Closz6761/
Klüss6756/
Klajs6750/
Klühs6746/
Clots6744/
Kluhs6740/
Klias6739/
Klász6739/
Kloiz6738/
Klouz6735/
Klusz6726/
Cloës6721/
Klodz6715/
Clohs6715/
Kloeß6713/
Klohß6713/
Klius6711/
Klósz6711/
Closh677/
Kloosová677/
Kllas676/
Khlas676/
Klozz676/
Klyas675/
Kloße675/
Klujs673/
Klasd673/
Kloyz672/
Kliosova672/
Klocz672/
Klossova672/
Clois671/
Klohsová671/
Klgus671/
Clios671/
Klušs671/
Klaës671/
Qlhos671/
Qulos671/
Gkellios671/
Kloix671/
Kloce670/
Klozt670/
Klasp670/
Closp670/

Klos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klos in the Russian language
Клосklos-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Klos
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