Klost Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Klost Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Klost Last Name Facts

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

Klost (Russian: Клост) is most common in Germany. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klost? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Klost are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Klost is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 2,776,050. In Germany it is primarily found in: Berlin, where 52 percent live, Saxony, where 31 percent live and Brandenburg, where 7 percent live. Excluding Germany Klost exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 6 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

Klost Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Klost has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Klost last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kloust9115/
Kloost9110/
Kloste919/
Kloest911/
Klosst911/
Klouste832/
Klust80194/
Clost80163/
Klest8059/
Klast806/
Klozt800/
Kleest7350/
Kluust7331/
Klajst7330/
Klaust7326/
Klocht736/
Khlust735/
Klaste733/
Klesht731/
Cloest731/
Closte731/
Kluste731/
Cloust731/
Klaast730/
Cloist730/
Klaest730/
Klyostova7144/
Klaaste673,763/
Khlyust67151/
Khlyostova6731/
Klescht6723/
Kleestt671/
Klauste671/
Khloistova671/

Klost Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klost in the Russian language
Клостklost-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Klost
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