How common is the surname Klima?

2,168 people in the United States had the surname Klima in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,410 Americans. It ranked 13,926th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Klima?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Klima identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Klima?

Viktor Klima, Austrian politician and businessman (born 1947).

Where is the surname Klima most common?

Wikidata records people named Klima in Austria.

Is the surname Klima getting more or less common?

More common. 2,054 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,168 in 2010, up 5.6%.

The surname Klima

A surname, carried by 2,168 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Klima is more common than 91.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,168 people named Klima in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 142,410 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,054.

#13,926

rank among US surnames

2,168

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.6%

change since 2000 (was #13,560)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,922	Dula	2,169	142,345
#13,926	Kelliher	2,168	142,410
#13,933	Flippo	2,167	142,476

Who is named Klima

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Klima identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
Two or more races 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Klimas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Viktor Klima
Austrian politician and businessman (born 1947)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Klima

Klima has the Soundex code K450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K450.

Questions

How common is the surname Klima?: 2,168 people in the United States had the surname Klima in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,410 Americans. It ranked 13,926th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Klima?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Klima identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Klima?: Viktor Klima, Austrian politician and businessman (born 1947).
Where is the surname Klima most common?: Wikidata records people named Klima in Austria.
Is the surname Klima getting more or less common?: More common. 2,054 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,168 in 2010, up 5.6%.