How common is the surname Klimek?

3,492 people in the United States had the surname Klimek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,415 Americans. It ranked 9,328th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Klimek?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Klimek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Klimek?

Johnny Klimek, Australian musician, music producer, and composer.

Where is the surname Klimek most common?

Wikidata records people named Klimek in Australia.

Is the surname Klimek getting more or less common?

More common. 3,420 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,492 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Klimek

A surname, carried by 3,492 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Klimek is more common than 94.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,492 people named Klimek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 88,415 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,420.

#9,328

rank among US surnames

3,492

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #8,822)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,319	Maughan	3,494	88,364
#9,320	Niehaus	3,493	88,390
#9,328	Klimek	3,492	88,415
#9,330	Leonhardt	3,491	88,440
#9,332	Kratzer	3,490	88,466
#9,334	Navarrette	3,489	88,491
#9,337	Korman	3,488	88,516

Who is named Klimek

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

96% of people named Klimek identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Klimeks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Johnny Klimek
Australian musician, music producer, and composer, born 1962

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Klimek

Klimek has the Soundex code K452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K452.

Questions

How common is the surname Klimek?: 3,492 people in the United States had the surname Klimek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,415 Americans. It ranked 9,328th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Klimek?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Klimek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Klimek?: Johnny Klimek, Australian musician, music producer, and composer.
Where is the surname Klimek most common?: Wikidata records people named Klimek in Australia.
Is the surname Klimek getting more or less common?: More common. 3,420 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,492 in 2010, up 2.1%.