Klár Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Hungary

Klár Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klár Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1141:93,27615,521
Hungary1061:92,6069,092
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Klar (10,456) are calculated separately.

Klár Last Name Facts

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

Klár is found most in Czechia. It may be found in the variant forms: Klar. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klár? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,079,669th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The surname Klár occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Klár live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 53 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Klár is most frequent in Czechia, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 93,276. In Czechia it is mostly concentrated in: Hradec Králové Region, where 31 percent reside, Olomouc Region, where 14 percent reside and Central Bohemian Region, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Czechia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 46 percent reside and Slovakia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klar9210,456/
Killár809/
Kellár801/
Klor75352/
Klór751/
Klárová73134/
Klare673,224/
Klahr672,022/
Klaar671,466/
Klair671,343/
Klohr67625/
Klaur67511/
Klear67377/
Kloor67256/
Klarr67182/
Klyar6785/
Kleir6742/
Klore6740/
Kleor6728/
Klarh6723/
Khlor6717/
Kloir6713/
Kliar6712/
Kleur6711/
Klarp6711/
Klior678/
Klour678/
Kloër676/
Klarå675/
Khlar673/
Klayr673/
Klgor672/
Klhor672/
Klasr671/
Cklar671/
Kleyr671/
Klorp670/
Klorz670/
Klarz670/

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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 Klár
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