Claros Surname

9,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bolivia
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Claros Surname User-submission:

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

Claros Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bolivia21,1921:50195
Colombia8,5211:5,607796
Honduras7,4061:1,190249
El Salvador5,4891:1,156231
Philippines5,2301:19,3572,352
Peru2,8011:11,3471,569
Spain2,4941:18,7462,075
United States2,2391:161,88416,475
Argentina1,6981:25,1732,115
Brazil5691:376,22914,364
Chile4071:43,2842,074
Ecuador3451:46,1044,557
Panama1641:23,8551,498
Mexico1281:969,73612,932
Guatemala1191:135,1483,285
Venezuela931:324,7757,266
Canada721:511,74443,418
Guam331:4,852643
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Belize141:25,3911,935
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
England111:5,065,278148,650
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
France51:13,284,544357,392
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

The alternate forms: Clarós (12) are calculated separately.

Claros (292) may also be a first name.

Claros 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

Claros Last Name Facts

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

The last name Claros (Arabic: كلاروس) has its highest incidence in Bolivia. It can also appear in the variant forms: Clarós. For other possible spellings of Claros click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Claros? popularity and diffusion

Claros is the 9,566th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 123,225 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Claros reside; 60 percent reside in South America and 41 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 516,683rd most frequent given name globally It is held by 292 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Bolivia, where it is carried by 21,192 people, or 1 in 501. In Bolivia it is primarily concentrated in: Cochabamba Department, where 60 percent reside, Santa Cruz Department, where 23 percent reside and La Paz Department, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Bolivia this last name is found in 51 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 14 percent reside and Honduras, where 13 percent reside.

Claros Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Claros last name are 42.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.77% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Claros earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,103 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.26% less than the national average, earning $21,053,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.43% less than the national average, earning $41,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.76% less than the national average, earning $36,886 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clarós9412/
Clarose9236/
Clarous9225/
Clarros926/
Clairos921/
Claro9155,343/
Clairous861/
Clarus83547/
Clarot83225/
Clargo83217/
Claras83194/
Clarou8394/
Clearo8385/
Clairo8363/
Claroz8327/
Klaros8322/
Cloros8314/
Clatro835/
Claroy834/
Clarro833/
Claaro831/
Clarod831/
Clarox831/
Cklaro831/
Clauro831/
Claheiros801/
Chloros77426/
Cellaro7770/
Clareus7749/
Clairot7720/
Claroux7712/
Claraas775/
Clairou771/
Claurro771/
Cliaras771/
Clairoh771/
Claroit770/
Clargus770/
Claruis770/
Clara7325,093/
Cloro7381/
Klaro7363/
Clarà7335/
Clará739/
Cláro731/
Clairoux71368/
Cellauro71223/
Chliaras71175/
Claireus7110/
Claheiro711/
Cleyrose711/
Clatrood711/
Chillaro711/
Cleathro710/
Clarac671,001/
Klarot67402/
Klarou67395/
Klaras67252/
Claraz67250/
Klarus6785/
Klarod6778/
Claura6774/
Clarah6773/
Clarat6753/
Clairhout6733/
Clarra6731/
Klairo6715/
Klyaro6712/
Clarap6710/
Clorus678/
Claira676/
Cleara673/
Cllara672/
Clayra672/
Cliara671/
Cloras671/
Klaroh671/
Clairzuis671/
Clattrood671/
Gillarose671/
Klharo671/
Clorot671/
Clearhout671/
Clarax671/
Claruz671/
Claurhout671/
Cellearus670/

Claros Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Claros in the Arabic language
كلاروسklarws-

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