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
The surname Claeys has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Claeys? popularity and diffusion
The surname Claeys is the 30,509th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 416,407 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Claeys live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe. Claeys is also the 2,900,335th most common first name worldwide, held by 15 people.
Claeys is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 12,711 people, or 1 in 904. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 6 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium this surname exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in France, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Claeys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Claeys has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 1,925 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Claeys Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Claeys surname are 14.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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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