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

Clais occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clais? popularity and diffusion

The last name Clais is the 548,408th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 12,500,079 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Clais are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Clais is also the 840,349th most common first name internationally, borne by 123 people.

This last name is most common in France, where it is borne by 376 people, or 1 in 176,656. In France Clais is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 49 percent live, Île-de-France, where 13 percent live and Brittany, where 7 percent live. Beside France this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Clais surname rose 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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