Klész Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Klész Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 20 | 1:490,814 | 31,291 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Klesz (117) are calculated separately.
Klész Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Klész Come From? nationality or country of origin
Klész is carried by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Klesz. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Klész? popularity and diffusion
The last name Klész is the 4,307,654th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Klész are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.
The last name is most frequent in Hungary, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 490,814. In Hungary Klész is mostly found in: Hajdú-Bihar County, where 50 percent live, Heves County, where 45 percent live and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 5 percent live. Other than Hungary it is found in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klesz | 93 | 117 | / |
| Klisz | 80 | 982 | / |
| Klysz | 80 | 203 | / |
| Klészová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Klé | 75 | 1 | / |
| Klyscz | 73 | 173 | / |
| Kleisz | 73 | 138 | / |
| Kloesz | 73 | 33 | / |
| Kliscz | 73 | 26 | / |
| Klaisz | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kliasz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Klysze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kleesz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Klis | 67 | 1,382 | / |
| Kläs | 67 | 892 | / |
| Klös | 67 | 868 | / |
| Klys | 67 | 491 | / |
| Kles | 67 | 338 | / |
| Klez | 67 | 123 | / |
| Kliz | 67 | 74 | / |
| Kleé | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kléh | 67 | 25 | / |
| Klyz | 67 | 24 | / |
| Klöz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Klép | 67 | 11 | / |
| Klyschz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Klejszt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klée | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kläz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Klész
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