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

The last name Claes (Arabic: كلايس, Marathi: लेस) is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Claês. For other potential spellings of Claes click here.

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

The last name Claes is the 22,785^th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 305,827 people. The last name Claes is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Claes are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 32,428^th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 24,585 people.

This last name is most common in Belgium, where it is borne by 20,551 people, or 1 in 559. In Belgium Claes is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 81 percent live, Walloon Region, where 15 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent live. Aside from Belgium Claes occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 5 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Claes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Claes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,875 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 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 Republicans than the national average, with 61.34% 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.