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

The last name Klár occurs more in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Klar. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Klár? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,079,669th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name Klár occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Klár live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 53 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Klár is most commonly held in Czechia, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 93,276. In Czechia it is most frequent in: Hradec Králové Region, where 31 percent are found, Olomouc Region, where 14 percent are found and Central Bohemian Region, where 13 percent are found. Barring Czechia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 46 percent are found and Slovakia, where 3 percent are found.

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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