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 most common in Sweden. It can be found in the variant forms: Claëson or Claéson. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Claeson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 464,720th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 10,051,787 people. The last name Claeson is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Claeson live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 474 people, or 1 in 20,774. In Sweden Claeson is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 30 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 26 percent live and Östergötland County, where 7 percent live. Other than Sweden it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Claeson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Claeson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 5,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Claeson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Claeson surname are 2.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national 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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