Claassens Surname
Approximately 5,388 people bear this surname
Claassens Surname User-submission:
A Dutch surname - Claas seun - meaning 'son of Clausz / Claas / Klaas'.
Claassens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4,198 | 1:12,906 | 1,614 |
| Netherlands | 856 | 1:19,728 | 3,103 |
| Australia | 93 | 1:290,276 | 25,669 |
| Belgium | 84 | 1:136,865 | 19,611 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Claassens Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Dutch surname - Claas seun - meaning 'son of Clausz / Claas / Klaas'.
- namzatClaassens Demographics
Average Male Claassens Height
175.6 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Claassens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Claassens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Claassens is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Claassens? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 89,091st most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,352,551 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Claassens live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,198 people, or 1 in 12,906. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 31 percent reside, Western Cape, where 15 percent reside and Free State, where 12 percent reside. Not including South Africa it is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.
Claassens Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Claassens surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classens | 94 | 641 | / |
| Claasens | 94 | 455 | / |
| Klaassens | 89 | 1,241 | / |
| Cleassens | 89 | 5 | / |
| Clayssens | 89 | 4 | / |
| Claissens | 89 | 1 | / |
| Clasens | 88 | 13 | / |
| Klaasens | 82 | 142 | / |
| Klassens | 82 | 56 | / |
| Claaßens | 82 | 30 | / |
| Clausens | 82 | 4 | / |
| Classins | 82 | 1 | / |
| Clasns | 80 | 1 | / |
| Klaashens | 78 | 1 | / |
| Klasens | 75 | 505 | / |
| Clacens | 75 | 67 | / |
| Claçens | 75 | 1 | / |
| Clahans | 75 | 0 | / |
| Clans | 71 | 39 | / |
| Klaaßens | 71 | 24 | / |
| Klausens | 71 | 15 | / |
| Claytens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Clauzens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Clossins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Clausins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Clanse | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cleons | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cleins | 67 | 2 | / |
| Clains | 67 | 1 | / |
| Claushins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klautsens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clyans | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cleans | 67 | 0 | / |
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