Klíma Surname

121,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Klíma Surname Definition:

(Polish, Ukranian, Czech-Slovakian) Descendant of Klim, a pet form of Klemens (merciful).

Klíma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia3,5891:2,963244
Slovakia1771:30,1495,279
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:313,86724,665

The alternate forms: Klima (9,692) & Klimá (1) are calculated separately.

Klíma Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Ukranian, Czech-Slovakian) Descendant of Klim, a pet form of Klemens (merciful).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Klíma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klíma (Arabic: كلميني, Marathi: कलीमा) is held by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Klima or Klimá. For other potential spellings of Klíma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klíma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 121,333rd most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,930,476 people. The surname Klíma is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Klíma are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Klíma is most frequently occurring in Czechia, where it is borne by 3,589 people, or 1 in 2,963. In Czechia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Bohemian Region, where 16 percent reside, South Bohemian Region, where 14 percent reside and Prague, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Czechia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 5 percent reside and Portugal, where 0 percent reside.

Klíma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Klíma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Klíma surname fell 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klima939,692/
Klimá871/
Klema801,085/
Klyma8048/
Klímo8010/
Kléma8010/
Kljma804/
Klímó802/
Klymas73653/
Klimaj73363/
Klimah7342/
Klimay7337/
Klejma7315/
Klemma7315/
Klimaš7310/
Klemay739/
Klimai736/
Klimaz736/
Klimau735/
Klyoma734/
Klemah733/
Klayma733/
Klimma732/
Klimaś732/
Klemea731/
Klimoa731/
Kliema731/
Kleima731/
Klysma731/
Kleama730/
Klimach67468/
Klymash67449/
Klimasz67394/
Klimash67232/
Klemash6795/
Klymach6762/
Kleisma6734/
Kellema6730/
Klemach6711/
Klymasz677/
Klemasz676/
Killima674/
Klimait674/
Klimatz673/
Kellima671/
Klismat671/
Khlemat671/
Klemmay671/
Kleesma671/
Klimass671/
Klimast671/
Klaimai671/
Kleemap671/
Khleema671/

Klíma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klíma in the Marathi language
कलीमाkalima-
Klíma in the Arabic language
كلمينيklmyny-
كلميناklmyna-
كليماklyma-

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