Klys Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Sweden

Klys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1441:316,13039,949
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Canada491:751,95159,756
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
England241:2,321,58686,519
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Norway101:514,22941,629
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
France51:13,284,544357,392
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Klyś (7) are calculated separately.

Klys (16) may also be a first name.

Klys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klys (Russian: Клысь) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can appear in the variant forms: Klyś. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klys? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 624,505th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 14,842,252 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Klys live; 38 percent live in Eastern Europe and 33 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Klys is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 316,130. In Ukraine Klys is most frequent in: Kherson Oblast, where 34 percent reside, Mykolaiv Oblast, where 33 percent reside and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Klys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Klys has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Klys last name increased 1,083 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Klys last name are 29.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 82.35% registered with the party.

The amount Klys earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 40.25% less than the national average, earning 206,798 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.87% less than the national average, earning $36,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.47% more than the national average, earning $53,392 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klyś927/
Klysh89498/
Klysz89203/
Kleys8943/
Klyss8926/
Klyos8926/
Klyts8919/
Klays8910/
Kloys892/
Kllys891/
Klyscz80173/
Kellys80132/
Klysch8068/
Klyays8035/
Klyoss8028/
Kleyst8014/
Kluysh805/
Killys801/
Klauys801/
Klysze801/
Kyllys801/
Klayst800/
Klis751,382/
Kläs75892/
Kles75338/
Klyz7524/
Klyx751/
Qlys751/
Klyß751/
Klyshch732,510/
Klysova7359/
Kluysse7319/
Kelleys7313/
Klyschz735/
Kehelys734/
Keullys731/
Klyaits731/
Kelly's731/
Kleis672,991/
Klees672,927/
Kless671,118/
Klisz67982/
Klish67750/
Clays67519/
Cleys67459/
Klais67435/
Klise67375/
Kliss67375/
Klijs67364/
Klyshova67286/
Klesh67260/
Kluis67202/
Khlis67159/
Klois67155/
Klies67134/
Klesz67117/
Klejs67111/
Kleus6793/
Cloys6772/
Klajs6750/
Kleas6745/
Khlyshch6729/
Klehs6725/
Klész6721/
Klese6715/
Klizs679/
Klähs676/
Ckles674/
Klujs673/
Kleds673/
Klihs673/
Kloyz672/
Kläse672/
Khlysova671/
Klles671/

Klys Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klys in the Russian language
Клысьklys-

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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 Klys
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