Claeys Surname

30,509th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Claeys Surname User-submission:

A variation of Niklaus, or Saint Nicholas, also know as Santa Claus. Claes = Claus.

Claeys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium12,7111:90427
France2,0281:32,7533,973
United States1,9171:189,07618,758
Canada3541:104,08411,244
Netherlands1091:154,92823,054
England771:723,61140,488
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
China61:227,886,92811,701
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

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.

- stellamerteuil

A surname of Belgian roots, from the Flemish part. It means 'working with clay'.

- julo

Claeys Last Name Facts

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

Claeys occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or 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

It is the 30,509th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 416,407 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Claeys live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

Claeys is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 12,711 people, or 1 in 904. In Belgium Claeys is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent live, Walloon Region, where 6 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent live. Aside from Belgium Claeys is found in 45 countries. It also occurs in France, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Claeys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Claeys has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Claeys surname expanded 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 US 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleaeys922/
Claes9123,829/
Cleays8331/
Claeis8328/
Claess835/
Clauys831/
Claese831/
Claeijs7756/
Claesse771/
Cellaes770/
Klaes732,969/
Cloes731,107/
Claez731/
Claês731/
Cleauest711/
Klaess6769/
Klaese6711/
Klaehs676/
Cloest671/
Clouys671/
Klaees671/
Clohes671/
Claytease671/
Klauys671/
Cloais670/
Cloese670/
Clueis670/
Klaest670/
Cloess670/

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