Claesen Surname

184,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Claesen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Claesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,0191:5,694691
Netherlands1341:126,02419,691
France391:1,703,147154,208
Denmark301:188,15715,676
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
England91:6,190,895170,599
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Claesén (43) are calculated separately.

Claesen (10) may also be a first name.

Claesen Last Name Facts

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

Claesen is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Claesén. For other possible spellings of Claesen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Claesen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Claesen is the 184,331st most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,165,745 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Claesen reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename globally, held by 10 people.

This surname is most common in Belgium, where it is carried by 2,019 people, or 1 in 5,694. In Belgium Claesen is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 6 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Belgium this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Claesen Last Name Statistics demography

Claesen earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.08% more than the national average, earning $60,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Claesén9543/
Claessen934,555/
Claeysen93180/
Claehsen9325/
Clauesen931/
Claeseng930/
Claeyssen88390/
Clayessen881/
Clausen8641,685/
Claeson86725/
Cloesen86347/
Claeßen86144/
Cleesen8662/
Klaesen8618/
Cleysen8611/
Claysen8610/
Cleusen8610/
Claisen863/
Cleasen861/
Cleisen861/
Claussen809,636/
Claesson807,203/
Klaessen80118/
Cleijsen80110/
Clayssen8066/
Clauscen8053/
Clauhsen8027/
Klaeysen8026/
Klaehsen809/
Clauseen808/
Claushen803/
Claudsen801/
Claueson801/
Clausesn801/
Claessem801/
Claissen801/
Clausien801/
Cleussen800/
Cleishen800/
Cleuisen800/
Clauseng800/
Claessenová781/
Klaeijsen7529/
Klaeschen7526/
Clauesson7513/
Cliiessen751/
Claussenn751/
Klausen716,749/
Claußen713,966/
Clauson713,725/
Clayson712,726/
Clijsen71252/
Kliesen71167/
Kleisen71142/
Clausén71117/
Clausin71102/
Cluysen7180/
Cleason7159/
Klaeßen7157/
Kleysen7146/
Klaeson7131/
Clousen7122/
Kloesen7121/
Claezon7120/
Clauzen7119/
Clausem7118/
Cleison7117/
Klaesén7117/
Claéson7111/
Claeysoone719/
Cleyson716/
Clausan715/
Claucen715/
Cleeson714/
Klaysen714/
Kleasen714/
Claison712/
Cleisin711/
Clausenová711/
Cloeson710/
Cleecen710/
Cleuson710/
Clausing672,269/
Klaesson67788/
Klaussen67420/
Clausson67360/
Kleissen67143/
Claésson6795/
Kleijsen6794/
Claudson6774/
Klaaysen6770/
Claussin6750/
Cluyssen6730/
Cleasant6720/
Kleessen6720/
Kleyssen6716/
Klausien6716/
Cleasson6712/
Claussem678/
Klaesing675/
Klautsen672/
Clausang672/
Claussan672/
Klaeyson671/
Claydson671/
Cleusing671/
Clayoson671/
Klaijsen671/
Claysson671/
Cloussen670/
Clausuin670/
Kleassen670/
Clouseng670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Claesen
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