176.53 ^cm

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

The surname Claes (Arabic: كلايس, Marathi: लेस) is most common in Belgium. It can appear in the variant forms: Claês. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 22,785^th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 305,827 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Claes reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 32,428^th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 24,585 people.

Claes is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 20,551 people, or 1 in 559. In Belgium Claes is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 81 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 15 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium this surname occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 5 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Claes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Claes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Claes surname rose 1,875 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Claes Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Claes surname are 14.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.34% being registered with the party.

The amount Claes earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.46% more than the national average, earning 375,350 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.6% more than the national average, earning R 286,584 per year; in United States they earn 31.1% more than the national average, earning $56,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.34% less than the national average, earning $46,532 CAD per year.