Claeson Surname

464,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Claeson Surname Definition:

(Swedish, Norwegian) The son of Claes, a pet form of Nikolaus (people, victory).

Claeson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4741:20,7741,725
United States2281:1,589,732106,920
Norway121:428,52437,411
England41:13,929,515290,718
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Claëson (12) & Claéson (11) are calculated separately.

Claeson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish, Norwegian) The son of Claes, a pet form of Nikolaus (people, victory).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Claeson Last Name Facts

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

Claeson is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Claëson or Claéson. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Claeson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 464,720th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,051,787 people. Claeson occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Claeson are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 474 people, or 1 in 20,774. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 30 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 26 percent reside and Östergötland County, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Sweden this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.

Claeson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Claeson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Claeson last name expanded 5,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Claeson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Claeson surname are 2.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Claeson earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 27.97% less than the national average, earning 249,271 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.51% more than the national average, earning $45,956 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Claëson9512/
Claéson9511/
Claesson937,203/
Claueson931/
Clauesson8813/
Clauson863,725/
Clayson862,726/
Claesen862,302/
Cleason8659/
Claesén8643/
Klaeson8631/
Claezon8620/
Cleison8617/
Claason8613/
Cleyson866/
Cleeson864/
Claison862/
Cliason861/
Clleson861/
Cloeson860/
Slaeson860/
Cleuson860/
Claeysoone829/
Claessen804,555/
Klaesson80788/
Clausson80360/
Claeysen80180/
Claésson8095/
Claudson8074/
Claehsen8025/
Claësson8023/
Cleasson8012/
Klaeyson801/
Clauesen801/
Clausesn801/
Claydson801/
Clayoson801/
Claysson801/
Cleasone800/
Classson800/
Claßen775,562/
Closon77210/
Clasén7783/
Clasèn771/
Claeyssen75390/
Cleisione752/
Clayessen751/
Clehesson751/
Claudsson751/
Clausen7141,685/
Claußen713,966/
Claaßen711,607/
Clahsen71475/
Cloesen71347/
Clauzon71333/
Claeßen71144/
Clausén71117/
Cleesen7162/
Klauson7146/
Cloison7138/
Claizon7132/
Clouson7131/
Klayson7122/
Clauzen7119/
Klaesen7118/
Klaesén7117/
Classan7112/
Cleysen7111/
Claysen7110/
Cleusen7110/
Classén717/
Kleason716/
Kleyson715/
Clausan715/
Claucen715/
Klaéson715/
Khlason714/
Klaison714/
Claisen713/
Klieson711/
Cleasen711/
Cleazon711/
Klaason711/
Cølasan711/
Clazzon711/
Cleisen711/
Claasan711/
Cleixon711/
Clezion711/
Cloyson710/
Kleeson710/
Slaesen710/
Claussen679,636/
Khlaison67204/
Claahsen67159/
Klaessen67118/
Cleijsen67110/
Clayssen6766/
Clauscen6753/
Klausson6740/
Clauhsen6727/
Klaeysen6726/
Cleasant6720/
Clousson6718/
Klassohn6712/
Klaehsen679/
Clauseen678/
Klayason674/
Clausang672/
Claussan672/
Klaysong672/
Klaasson671/
Claessenová671/
Clahssen671/
Claudsen671/
Cleidsom671/
Clossoon671/
Clousgon671/
Claaasen671/
Classeen671/
Claessem671/
Claissen671/
Clausien671/
Klaisong671/
Klaisoun671/
Cleussen670/
Cloudson670/
Cleuisen670/

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