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Where Does The Last Name Claassen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Claassen (Arabic: كلاسن) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Claassen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 21,538^th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 288,114 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Claassen are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746^th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 22 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 15,994 people, or 1 in 3,387. In South Africa Claassen is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 42 percent reside, Gauteng, where 19 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 60 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Claassen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Claassen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Claassen last name grew 2,327 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Claassen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Claassen last name are 19.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.51% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Claassen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 12.36% less than the national average, earning 303,292 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.22% more than the national average, earning R 316,572 per year; in United States they earn 10.51% more than the national average, earning $47,685 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.81% more than the national average, earning $50,582 CAD per year.