Classen Surname
Approximately 10,625 people bear this surname
Classen Surname Definition:
“Little Nicolas” in Dutch. Greek name meaning “Conqueror of the Nation”. (Cf. Nike - Goddess of Victory.)
Classen Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
South Africa | 3,296 | 1:16,437 | 2,069 |
Germany | 3,001 | 1:26,826 | 3,542 |
United States | 2,629 | 1:137,870 | 14,402 |
Canada | 467 | 1:78,898 | 8,846 |
Belgium | 192 | 1:59,878 | 9,649 |
Argentina | 152 | 1:281,207 | 22,595 |
Netherlands | 135 | 1:125,090 | 19,566 |
Luxembourg | 92 | 1:6,310 | 936 |
Namibia | 87 | 1:27,694 | 4,331 |
Australia | 78 | 1:346,099 | 29,260 |
Switzerland | 68 | 1:120,778 | 12,249 |
Thailand | 66 | 1:1,070,278 | 160,486 |
France | 66 | 1:1,006,405 | 112,047 |
Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
Denmark | 36 | 1:156,798 | 13,614 |
New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
Paraguay | 22 | 1:328,943 | 5,083 |
Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
Puerto Rico | 17 | 1:208,832 | 2,248 |
United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 229 | 1:219,296 | 18,666 |
The alternate forms: Classén (7) are calculated separately.
Classen (111) may also be a first name.
Classen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Little Nicolas” in Dutch. Greek name meaning “Conqueror of the Nation”. (Cf. Nike - Goddess of Victory.)
(Swedish, Norwegian) The son of Clas, a pet form of Nicholas (people, victory).
Classen Demographics
Average Classen Salary in
United States
$44,767 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Classen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Classen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Classen is found most frequently in South Africa. It may appear as: Classén. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Classen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Classen is the 48,522nd most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 685,887 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 35 percent of Classen are found; 34 percent are found in Western Europe and 32 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 890,531st most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 111 people.
This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 3,296 people, or 1 in 16,437. In South Africa Classen is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 45 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 22 percent are found and Gauteng, where 17 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 47 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Classen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Classen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Classen surname grew 1,148 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 360 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Classen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Classen are 17.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.12% registered with the party.
The amount Classen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.17% more than the national average, earning R 247,536 per year; in United States they earn 3.75% more than the national average, earning $44,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.02% less than the national average, earning $48,678 CAD per year.
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