Claas Surname

180,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Claas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Claas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1731:68,6328,782
Brazil4921:435,11016,513
United States2921:1,241,29887,773
Israel1901:45,0406,057
Netherlands1461:115,66618,330
Belgium191:605,08754,956
England111:5,065,278148,650
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Claas (2,123) may also be a first name.

Claas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Claas occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Claas.

How Common Is The Last Name Claas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Claas is the 180,893rd most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,095,814 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Claas live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. Claas is also the 163,103rd most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 2,123 people.

Claas is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 1,173 people, or 1 in 68,632. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 54 percent are found, Hesse, where 16 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found. Besides Germany it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Claas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Claas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Claas last name grew 487 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Claas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Claas surname are 31.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Claas earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.44% less than the national average, earning R 122,532 per year and in United States they earn 1.2% more than the national average, earning $43,666 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Claase911,398/
Claasz9163/
Claass9116/
Clas89860/
Claa8956/
Claasse8358/
Schlaas831/
Claus8032,427/
Klaas8028,806/
Class808,423/
Clase802,809/
Clash80698/
Clais80583/
Clays80519/
Claha80276/
Clasp8075/
Claaß8034/
Cleas8018/
Clajs8012/
Clias808/
Clads805/
Clahs804/
Clast803/
Sclas802/
Claap802/
Claac802/
Slaas802/
Cllas802/
Chlas801/
Claay801/
Clasj801/
Clats801/
Claxs801/
Claat801/
Clasz800/
Clyas800/
Cla75453/
Clauss737,850/
Clause733,466/
Klaase732,974/
Slaats731,812/
Classe731,128/
Claise73715/
Clease73246/
Klaass73117/
Clauhs73111/
Clausz7334/
Schlas7333/
Clatts7331/
Cillas7324/
Cellas7321/
Claish7313/
Klaats7312/
Sclass737/
Chlaus735/
Clashd733/
Claush733/
Claiss732/
Chlais732/
Khlaas732/
Claids732/
Clauds732/
Cellaa731/
Claapp731/
Cladds731/
Claisc731/
Cillaa731/
Cliase731/
Tsclas731/
Cöllas731/
Chlasz731/
Clhase731/
Clauys731/
Tslaas731/
Clay's730/
Clashe730/
Cliash730/
Slaase730/
Klaast730/
Claits730/
Schlehaas711/
Clay6782,137/
Klas674,147/
Clos673,380/
Slas673,363/
Claisse673,331/
Clausse672,960/
Klaa671,251/
Klaasse67812/
Cloa67471/
Clap67367/
Clah67340/
Schlais67331/
Clau67322/
Claß67312/
Caellas67188/
Clia67175/
Clad67168/
Chillas67141/
Clai67140/
Schlaus67114/
Schlass6780/
Clax6776/
Clac6753/
Zlas6746/
Chellas6732/
Schlahs6729/
Schlase6720/
Clea6719/
Claz6717/
Clausch6710/
Clat679/
Chillaa678/
Chellaa676/
D'Clasz676/
Clla676/
Sclasch676/
Clós675/
Clya675/
Clausøe674/
Schlads673/
Jlas672/
Coellas671/
Ckla671/
Clás671/
Shlaash671/
Cillias671/
Claysse671/
Claussz671/
Slaaits671/
Qcla671/
Qlaa671/
Clauhss671/
Cqla671/
Clasche670/
Claggis670/

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Claas Reference & Research

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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 Claas
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis