Claessen Surname

103,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Claessen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Claessen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,3231:7,270855
Belgium1,0051:11,4391,683
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Australia1981:136,34214,722
Germany1831:439,92139,335
France1381:481,32467,982
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Canada611:604,02649,778
Iceland471:8,087835
England311:1,797,35772,927
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Claessen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Claessen occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Claessen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 103,279th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,599,900 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Claessen live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,323 people, or 1 in 7,270. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Limburg, where 54 percent are found, North Brabant, where 19 percent are found and South Holland, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 22 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 8 percent are found.

Claessen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Claessen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Claessen last name grew 2,360 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,033 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Claessen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Claessen surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Claessen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning 374,126 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.72% more than the national average, earning $51,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.29% less than the national average, earning $44,074 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Claeyssen94390/
Clayessen941/
Claesen932,302/
Claussen889,636/
Claesson887,203/
Claeysen88180/
Klaessen88118/
Clayssen8866/
Claehsen8825/
Clauesen881/
Claissen881/
Claessem881/
Cleussen880/
Claeseng880/
Claessenová841/
Clauesson8213/
Claussenn821/
Cliiessen821/
Clausen8041,685/
Claeson80725/
Cloesen80347/
Claeßen80144/
Cleesen8062/
Claesén8043/
Klaesen8018/
Cleysen8011/
Claysen8010/
Cleusen8010/
Claisen803/
Cleasen801/
Cleisen801/
Klaesson75788/
Klaussen75420/
Clausson75360/
Kleissen75143/
Cleijsen75110/
Claésson7595/
Clauscen7553/
Claussin7550/
Cluyssen7530/
Clauhsen7527/
Klaeysen7526/
Kleessen7520/
Kleyssen7516/
Cleasson7512/
Klaehsen759/
Claussem758/
Clauseen758/
Claushen753/
Claussan752/
Claudsen751/
Clausien751/
Claysson751/
Clausesn751/
Claueson751/
Cloussen750/
Cleishen750/
Kleassen750/
Cleuisen750/
Clauseng750/
Kleijssen7178/
Klaeijsen7129/
Klaeschen7126/
Claudsson711/
Claussing711/
Klausen676,749/
Claußen673,966/
Clauson673,725/
Clayson672,726/
Clijsen67252/
Kliesen67167/
Kleisen67142/
Clausén67117/
Clausin67102/
Cluysen6780/
Cleason6759/
Klaeßen6757/
Kleysen6746/
Klaeson6731/
Clousen6722/
Kloesen6721/
Claezon6720/
Clauzen6719/
Clausem6718/
Klaesén6717/
Cleison6717/
Claéson6711/
Claeysoone679/
Cleyson676/
Clausan675/
Claucen675/
Kleasen674/
Klaysen674/
Cleeson674/
Claison672/
Cleisin671/
Clausenová671/
Cloeson670/
Cleecen670/
Cleuson670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Claessen
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