Claro Surname

10,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Claro Surname User-submission:

The surname Claro or Claros means 'clear'. It can also be connected to the color white, or 'to agree with something'.

Claro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil20,5271:10,429596
Philippines12,7981:7,910720
Portugal4,0571:2,568350
Colombia3,7341:12,7941,220
Cuba2,3931:4,815567
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
United States1,3261:273,34825,609
Spain1,3251:35,2853,511
Argentina1,2901:33,1342,762
Venezuela1,1911:25,3601,677
Mexico1,1871:104,5713,822
Chile6171:28,5521,616
France5751:115,51817,391
Uruguay3281:10,4631,177
Peru2981:106,6586,607
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Ecuador2201:72,2995,482
Canada1661:221,96121,363
England1011:551,66433,983
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Taiwan821:285,9122,346
Italy801:764,45962,244
Guatemala601:268,0444,260
Nicaragua591:102,0521,907
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Panama401:97,8063,773
Belgium391:294,78634,540
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Costa Rica281:170,7172,334
Israel271:316,94927,106
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
El Salvador251:253,7562,260
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Paraguay181:402,0415,757
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Honduras131:678,1883,875
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belize21:177,7373,502
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Cláro (1) are calculated separately.

Claro (19,648) may also be a first name.

Claro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Claro or Claros means 'clear'. It can also be connected to the color white, or 'to agree with something'.

- zeclaro

Claro Last Name Facts

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

Claro (Arabic: كلارو) is most common in Brazil. It can appear in the variant forms: Cláro. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Claro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,169th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 131,680 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Claro live; 51 percent live in South America and 37 percent live in Luso-South America. Claro is also the 38,330th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 19,648 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 20,527 people, or 1 in 10,429. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 46 percent are found, Paraná, where 12 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this surname is found in 74 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 23 percent are found and Portugal, where 7 percent are found.

Claro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Claro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Claro last name increased 12,055 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 561 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Claro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Claro are 33.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.92% registered with the party.

The amount Claro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 18.24% less than the national average, earning €24,552 per year; in Peru they earn 30.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,391 per year; in South Africa they earn 146.2% more than the national average, earning R 585,072 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.42% less than the national average, earning $17,159,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning $42,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1% less than the national average, earning $49,185 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cláro931/
Claros9159,140/
Clarot91225/
Clargo91217/
Clarou9194/
Clearo9185/
Clairo9163/
Claroz9127/
Clatro915/
Claroy914/
Clarro913/
Sclaro912/
Clauro911/
Claaro911/
Clarod911/
Cklaro911/
Cellaro8370/
Clarous8325/
Clairot8320/
Claroux8312/
Clarros836/
Clairoh831/
Scllaro831/
Claurro831/
Clairos831/
Clairou831/
Claroit830/
Clara8025,093/
Cloro8081/
Klaro8063/
Clarà8035/
Clará809/
Jlaro804/
Clairoux77368/
Cellauro77223/
Claheiro771/
Chillaro771/
Clairous771/
Clatrood771/
Cleathro770/
Klarot73402/
Klarou73395/
Claraz73250/
Claras73194/
Klarod7378/
Claura7374/
Clarah7373/
Clarat7353/
Clarra7331/
Klairo7315/
Cloros7314/
Klyaro7312/
Clarós7312/
Clarap7310/
Claira736/
Cleara733/
Cllara732/
Chloro732/
Clayra732/
Chlara732/
Clorot731/
Cliara731/
Klharo731/
Klaroh731/
Clairhout7133/
Claheiros711/
Claurhout711/
Clearhout711/
Clattrood711/
Sellaro671,004/
Chloros67426/
Chlorou67203/
Chliara67108/
Sillaro6796/
Cillara6786/
Klairot6747/
Clairat6742/
Clairaz6725/
Klarrou6710/
Clearhoudt675/
Claraas675/
Claratt674/
Chlaara671/
Klayrod671/
Claurat671/
Claytra671/
Cliaras671/
Sclarra671/
Gillaro671/
Clhoroo671/

Claro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Claro in the Arabic language
كلاروklarw-

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