Class Surname

59,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Class Surname Definition:

A Caithness surname, probably from Klaas, Dutch pet form of Nicolaas. See under Nicol.

Class Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6711:135,70214,212
Lebanon1,4181:3,975734
Germany9861:81,64910,307
Brazil3581:597,97322,314
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Puerto Rico2251:15,778631
Algeria2181:177,20921,974
France1681:395,37358,261
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Russia1411:1,022,14978,372
England1261:442,20729,452
Lesotho1211:16,7983,604
India1071:7,168,835157,365
South Africa901:601,97445,802
Canada851:433,47837,831
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Zimbabwe521:296,88930,036
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Syria401:482,5265,205
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Kazakhstan261:680,09645,825
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Jordan191:465,39112,761
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Belarus141:678,64756,781
China131:105,178,5825,529
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
South Korea91:5,693,362993
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Moldova81:445,17130,722
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Scotland81:669,22723,443
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Palestine61:758,14214,544
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Scotland201:187,1617,190
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4101:122,48511,900

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Descendant of Clas, a pet form of Nicholas (people, victory).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.’

The Norman People (1874)

Class Last Name Facts

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

Class (Arabic: كلس, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﺱ) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Class? popularity and diffusion

The last name Class is the 59,863rd most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 865,196 people. This last name is mostly 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 frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 852 people.

Class is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 2,671 people, or 1 in 135,702. In The United States Class is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 13 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 113 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 17 percent are found and Germany, where 12 percent are found.

Class Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Class has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Class surname increased 651 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 307 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Class Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Class last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Melkite Greek Catholic (45%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Class last name are 16.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.69% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clauss917,850/
Classe911,128/
Claass9116/
Sclass917/
Claiss912/
Clas89860/
Claisse833,331/
Clausse832,960/
Schlass8380/
Claasse8358/
Claysse831/
Claussz831/
Clauhss831/
Claus8032,427/
Klass8010,311/
Closs804,545/
Clase802,809/
Claas802,354/
Clash80698/
Clais80583/
Clays80519/
Clasp8075/
Slass8044/
Cleas8018/
Clajs8012/
Clias808/
Clads805/
Clahs804/
Clast803/
Sclas802/
Cllas802/
Chlas801/
Jlass801/
Clasj801/
Clats801/
Claxs801/
Clasz800/
Clyas800/
Schlauss7775/
Schlaiss7764/
D'Clauss771/
Cla75453/
Clause733,466/
Klauss731,443/
Claase731,398/
Claise73715/
Closse73441/
Klasse73365/
Klaiss73324/
Clease73246/
Cleiss73159/
Klaass73117/
Clauhs73111/
Claasz7363/
Klyass7341/
Khlass7335/
Clausz7334/
Kliass7333/
Schlas7333/
Clatts7331/
Clouss7327/
Cillas7324/
Cellas7321/
Claish7313/
Szlass738/
Chlaus735/
Clashd733/
Claush733/
Chlais732/
Claids732/
Clauds732/
Chloss731/
Cladds731/
Cliase731/
Clooss731/
Gklass731/
Tsclas731/
Scloss731/
Cöllas731/
Chlasz731/
Clhase731/
Clauys731/
Slasse731/
Cleyss731/
Clay's730/
Clashe730/
Cliash730/
Slauss730/
Claits730/
Claussová712/
Claussova711/
Clay6782,137/
Schloss674,831/
Klas674,147/
Clos673,380/
Slas673,363/
Klaasse67812/
Cloa67471/
Clap67367/
Clah67340/
Schlais67331/
Clau67322/
Claß67312/
Caellas67188/
Clia67175/
Clad67168/
Chillas67141/
Clai67140/
Schlaus67114/
Clax6776/
Claa6756/
Zlas6746/
Clousse6735/
Chellas6732/
Schlahs6729/
Schlase6720/
Clea6719/
Claz6717/
Szlajss6712/
Clausch6710/
Clat679/
Shlyass676/
D'Clasz676/
Clla676/
Sclasch676/
Clós675/
Clya675/
Clausøe674/
Schlads673/
Gillass672/
Jlas672/
Klausse671/
Coellas671/
Ckla671/
Clás671/
Killass671/
Schlaas671/
Cillias671/
Cloisse671/
Cleisse671/
Klassss671/
Qcla671/
Cqla671/
Sellass670/
Scleiss670/
Klassse670/
Clasche670/
Claggis670/

Class Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Class in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻼﺱklas-
Class in the Arabic language
كلسkls-
كلاّسklas-
كلاسklas-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Class
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