Class Surname
Approximately 8,423 people bear this surname
Class Surname Definition:
A Caithness surname, probably from Klaas, Dutch pet form of Nicolaas. See under Nicol.
Class Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,671 | 1:135,702 | 14,212 |
| Lebanon | 1,418 | 1:3,975 | 734 |
| Germany | 986 | 1:81,649 | 10,307 |
| Brazil | 358 | 1:597,973 | 22,314 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Puerto Rico | 225 | 1:15,778 | 631 |
| Algeria | 218 | 1:177,209 | 21,974 |
| France | 168 | 1:395,373 | 58,261 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Russia | 141 | 1:1,022,149 | 78,372 |
| England | 126 | 1:442,207 | 29,452 |
| Lesotho | 121 | 1:16,798 | 3,604 |
| India | 107 | 1:7,168,835 | 157,365 |
| South Africa | 90 | 1:601,974 | 45,802 |
| Canada | 85 | 1:433,478 | 37,831 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Zimbabwe | 52 | 1:296,889 | 30,036 |
| Argentina | 50 | 1:854,868 | 55,754 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Syria | 40 | 1:482,526 | 5,205 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Kazakhstan | 26 | 1:680,096 | 45,825 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Jordan | 19 | 1:465,391 | 12,761 |
| Afghanistan | 18 | 1:1,786,288 | 13,520 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| South Korea | 9 | 1:5,693,362 | 993 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Vietnam | 9 | 1:10,294,006 | 2,767 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Moldova | 8 | 1:445,171 | 30,722 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Palestine | 6 | 1:758,142 | 14,544 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Guyana | 5 | 1:152,444 | 9,017 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 41 | 1:594,521 | 30,269 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 410 | 1:122,485 | 11,900 |
Class (852) may also be a first name.
Class Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Caithness surname, probably from Klaas, Dutch pet form of Nicolaas. See under Nicol.
(English) Descendant of Clas, a pet form of Nicholas (people, victory).
Or Claus. Odo de Clauso, of Normandy, 1180-95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.); Ralph de Clauso 1265 (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 206). The arms of tbe English family of Claus appear in Robson. The French pronunciation makes it ‘Close.’
Class Demographics
Average Class Salary in
United States
$42,139 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Class Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Class Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Class (Arabic: كلس, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﺱ) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Class click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Class? popularity and diffusion
The last name Class is the 59,863rd most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 865,196 people. Class is predominantly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Class are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Class is also the 279,236th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 852 people.
The last name Class is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,671 people, or 1 in 135,702. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 13 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 113 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.
Class Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Class has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 651 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 307 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 500 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Class Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Class last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Melkite Greek Catholic (45%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Class surname are 16.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.69% being registered with the political party.
The amount Class earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.97% less than the national average, earning R 114,132 per year; in United States they earn 2.34% less than the national average, earning $42,139 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.18% more than the national average, earning $52,256 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Class Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Class in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻼﺱ | klas | - |
| Class in the Arabic language | ||
| كلس | kls | - |
| كلاّس | klas | - |
| كلاس | klas | - |
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Class Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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