Clais Surname

548,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Clais Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clais Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3761:176,65627,509
Belgium1601:71,85411,471
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Clais (123) may also be a first name.

Clais Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clais occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Clais? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 548,408th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,500,079 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Clais live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Clais is also the 840,349th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 123 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 176,656. In France it is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 49 percent live, Île-de-France, where 13 percent live and Brittany, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account France this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 27 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Clais Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clais has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Clais last name grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Clais Last Name Statistics demography

Clais earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Claise91715/
Claish9113/
Claies919/
Claiys918/
Claiss912/
Chlais912/
Claids912/
Claisc911/
Claits910/
Clas89860/
Clai89140/
Clis8911/
Claisse833,331/
Claggis830/
Claus8032,427/
Claes8023,829/
Class808,423/
Clase802,809/
Claas802,354/
Clash80698/
Clist80667/
Clish80555/
Clays80519/
Klais80435/
Clise80406/
Cleis80209/
Chlis80113/
Cluis8099/
Clasp8075/
Cliss8069/
Claie8036/
Claix8030/
Claij8026/
Cleas8018/
Claid8015/
Clajs8012/
Claiz8010/
Claic8010/
Clayi8010/
Clias808/
Clads805/
Clahs804/
Claio804/
Clait804/
Claih803/
Clast803/
Claip803/
Claia803/
Clies802/
Cllas802/
Clois801/
Chlas801/
Clasj801/
Clats801/
Claxs801/
Clihs801/
Clios801/
Cllis801/
Claii801/
Claiy801/
Clasz800/
Clyas800/
Cla75453/
Cli75127/
Clauss737,850/
Clause733,466/
Cellai731,801/
Claase731,398/
Cillis731,329/
Classe731,128/
Klaiss73324/
Clease73246/
Clayes73174/
Cleiss73159/
Clajus73137/
Claitt73134/
Clisch73125/
Clauhs73111/
Cellis73102/
Cluiss7375/
Claasz7363/
Claich7343/
Clishe7340/
Clausz7334/
Clawes7333/
Clatts7331/
Claice7326/
Cillas7324/
Klaits7321/
Cellas7321/
Clisse7319/
Cleios7318/
Chlios7317/
Claass7316/
Klaise7314/
Cleisz739/
Cleise738/
Klaihs738/
Cluish735/
Claess735/
Chlaus735/
Klaist735/
Klaisz734/
Cloise733/
Clashd733/
Cluits733/
Claush733/
Cleish732/
Qulais732/
Clauds732/
Cluise732/
Cklish731/
Cladds731/
Clayii731/
Cliase731/
Clisst731/
Cllish731/
Tsclas731/
Tsclis731/
Cleius731/
Claidh731/
Clisce731/
Cöllas731/
Chlasz731/
Clhase731/
Claues731/
Clauys731/
Cloist730/
Clay's730/
Clashe730/
Cleist730/
Klaish730/
Cliash730/
Cloies730/
Claith730/
Cluies730/
Tchlayise711/
Clay6782,137/
Klas674,147/
Clausse672,960/
Klai671,931/
Klis671,382/
Chellis67752/
Cloa67471/
Clap67367/
Chillis67344/
Clah67340/
Clau67322/
Claß67312/
Chellai67310/
Caellas67188/
Clia67175/
Clad67168/
Clio67166/
Clit67165/
Chillas67141/
Clip6783/
Clax6776/
Cles6768/
Claiche6764/
Claasse6758/
Claa6756/
Clei6755/
Clac6753/
Zlas6746/
Chellas6732/
Clea6719/
Claz6717/
Clúa6715/
Cläs6712/
Clausch6710/
Clat679/
Clid679/
Clie678/
D'Clasz676/
Clla676/
Cleoish675/
Clya675/
Chillai674/
Clae674/
Clic674/
Clausøe674/
Clli674/
Cellaii673/
Cloi673/
Ccli673/
Clix672/
Clische672/
Zlis672/
Cuellis672/
Klyaits671/
Klaggis671/
Coellas671/
Ckla671/
Clui671/
Cleidse671/
Clás671/
Qlai671/
Cillias671/
Cellish671/
Cloisse671/
Claysse671/
Cleisse671/
Cleojas671/
Claussz671/
Qcla671/
Ccleios671/
Clauhss671/
Cleiose671/
Ckli671/
Clyi671/
Cqla671/
Clauese670/
Cliy670/
Clouies670/
Cleuiss670/
Clitsch670/
Clasche670/

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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 Clais
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