Czech surnames
Klimeš: what the name means
Klimeš: from the first name Klement (Clement).
In January 2017, 6,416 people in Czechia were named Klimeš or Klimešová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha482
- Around Brno460
- Around České Budějovice365
- Around Šumperk263
- Around Náchod164
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
In America the name was often written without the Czech accents, so family papers may say Klimes.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Klimeš mean?
Klimeš: from the first name Klement (Clement).
How many people are called Klimeš in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 6,416 people in Czechia were named Klimeš or Klimešová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Klimeš most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (482), Brno (460), České Budějovice (365).