Claeys Surname
Approximately 17,501 people bear this surname
Claeys Surname User-submission:
A variation of Niklaus, or Saint Nicholas, also know as Santa Claus. Claes = Claus.
Claeys Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 12,711 | 1:904 | 27 |
| France | 2,028 | 1:32,753 | 3,973 |
| United States | 1,917 | 1:189,076 | 18,758 |
| Canada | 354 | 1:104,084 | 11,244 |
| Netherlands | 109 | 1:154,928 | 23,054 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Germany | 57 | 1:1,412,376 | 87,104 |
| Spain | 46 | 1:1,016,349 | 37,676 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Claeys (15) may also be a first name.
Claeys Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A variation of Niklaus, or Saint Nicholas, also know as Santa Claus. Claes = Claus.
- stellamerteuilA surname of Belgian roots, from the Flemish part. It means 'working with clay'.
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Average Male Claeys Height
179.84 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Claeys Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Claeys Come From? nationality or country of origin
Claeys is held by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Claeys.
How Common Is The Last Name Claeys? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 30,509th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 416,407 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Claeys reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Claeys is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name globally, held by 15 people.
The last name Claeys is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 12,711 people, or 1 in 904. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 6 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Belgium this surname occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in France, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
Claeys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Claeys has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 1,925 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Claeys Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Claeys surname are 14.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.17% registered with the party.
The amount Claeys earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 154.18% more than the national average, earning R 604,032 per year; in United States they earn 6.97% more than the national average, earning $46,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.95% less than the national average, earning $42,254 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaeys | 92 | 2 | / |
| Claes | 91 | 23,829 | / |
| Cleays | 83 | 31 | / |
| Claeis | 83 | 28 | / |
| Claess | 83 | 5 | / |
| Clauys | 83 | 1 | / |
| Claese | 83 | 1 | / |
| Claeijs | 77 | 56 | / |
| Claesse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cellaes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Klaes | 73 | 2,969 | / |
| Cloes | 73 | 1,107 | / |
| Claez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Claês | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cleauest | 71 | 1 | / |
| Klaess | 67 | 69 | / |
| Klaese | 67 | 11 | / |
| Klaehs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cloest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clouys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klaees | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clohes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Claytease | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klauys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cloais | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cloese | 67 | 0 | / |
| Clueis | 67 | 0 | / |
| Klaest | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cloess | 67 | 0 | / |
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