Claassens Surname

89,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Claassens Surname User-submission:

A Dutch surname - Claas seun - meaning 'son of Clausz / Claas / Klaas'.

Claassens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,1981:12,9061,614
Netherlands8561:19,7283,103
Australia931:290,27625,669
Belgium841:136,86519,611
United States381:9,538,393399,091
England341:1,638,76668,634
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Claassens Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Dutch surname - Claas seun - meaning 'son of Clausz / Claas / Klaas'.

- namzat

Claassens Last Name Facts

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

Claassens is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Claassens.

How Common Is The Last Name Claassens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 89,091st most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,352,551 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Claassens reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 4,198 people, or 1 in 12,906. In South Africa Claassens is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 31 percent reside, Western Cape, where 15 percent reside and Free State, where 12 percent reside. Barring South Africa Claassens occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Claassens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Claassens are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Claassens earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.01% more than the national average, earning 470,712 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 78.78% more than the national average, earning R 424,848 per year; in United States they earn 4.56% more than the national average, earning $45,117 USD per year and in Canada they earn 65.64% more than the national average, earning $82,294 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Classens94641/
Claasens94455/
Klaassens891,241/
Cleassens895/
Clayssens894/
Claissens891/
Clasens8813/
Klaasens82142/
Klassens8256/
Claaßens8230/
Clausens824/
Classins821/
Clasns801/
Klaashens781/
Klasens75505/
Clacens7567/
Claçens751/
Clahans750/
Clans7139/
Klaaßens7124/
Klausens7115/
Claytens711/
Clauzens711/
Clossins710/
Clausins710/
Clanse678/
Cleons675/
Cleins672/
Clains671/
Claushins671/
Klautsens671/
Clyans670/
Cleans670/

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