Claesson Surname

68,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Claesson Surname Definition:

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

Claesson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6,6281:1,486134
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
Denmark751:75,2637,389
Norway701:73,46110,305
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Finland221:249,85019,707
Ireland191:247,8399,475
England191:2,932,529101,561
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Claésson (95) are calculated separately.

Claesson (10) may also be a first name.

Claesson 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

Claesson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Claesson is found most frequently in Sweden. It can occur as: Claésson. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Claesson? popularity and diffusion

Claesson is the 68,906th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,011,738 people. The surname Claesson occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Claesson are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 6,628 people, or 1 in 1,486. In Sweden Claesson is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 34 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 15 percent are found and Jönköping County, where 11 percent are found. Barring Sweden this last name exists in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.

Claesson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Claesson surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Claesson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.87% more than the national average, earning 376,761 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.89% more than the national average, earning R 249,264 per year and in United States they earn 16.46% more than the national average, earning $50,253 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Claésson9695/
Clauesson9413/
Claeson93725/
Claessen884,555/
Klaesson88788/
Clausson88360/
Cleasson8812/
Claysson881/
Claueson881/
Claeyssen82390/
Claudsson821/
Clayessen821/
Clauson803,725/
Clayson802,726/
Claesen802,302/
Cleason8059/
Claesén8043/
Klaeson8031/
Claezon8020/
Cleison8017/
Claéson8011/
Cleyson806/
Cleeson804/
Claison802/
Cleuson800/
Cloeson800/
Claeysoone789/
Claussen759,636/
Claeysen75180/
Klaessen75118/
Claudson7574/
Clayssen7566/
Klausson7540/
Claehsen7525/
Clousson7518/
Claussan752/
Claissen751/
Clausesn751/
Clauesen751/
Klaeyson751/
Claydson751/
Clayoson751/
Claessem751/
Cleussen750/
Cleasone750/
Claessenová741/
Cleisione712/
Cliiessen711/
Kleyesson711/
Clausen6741,685/
Claußen673,966/
Cloesen67347/
Clauzon67333/
Claeßen67144/
Clausén67117/
Cleesen6762/
Klauson6746/
Cloison6738/
Claizon6732/
Clouson6731/
Klayson6722/
Clauzen6719/
Klaesen6718/
Klaesén6717/
Cleysen6711/
Cleusen6710/
Claysen6710/
Kleason676/
Claucen675/
Klaéson675/
Kleyson675/
Clausan675/
Klaison674/
Claisen673/
Klieson671/
Cleasen671/
Cleazon671/
Cleisen671/
Cleixon671/
Cloyson670/
Kleeson670/

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