Clau Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Clau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France841:790,74795,785
Spain631:742,09631,639
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Clau (1,682) may also be a first name.

Clau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clau is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Clau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 849,693rd most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. The last name Clau is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Clau reside; 33 percent reside in Western Europe and 25 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Clau is also the 187,651st most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 1,682 people.

The last name Clau is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 790,747. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Occitanie, where 62 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 29 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 2 percent are found. Beside France this surname occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 16 percent are found.

Clau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Clau surname rose 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Clau Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Clau earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 56.24% less than the national average, earning $21,743 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Claus8932,427/
Claud898,866/
Clauß894,904/
Claux891,455/
Claut89347/
Clauz8934/
Claue893/
Chlau892/
Claup891/
Clauy891/
Cla86453/
Clu8638/
Clauss807,850/
Clauet80184/
Clauhs80111/
Cleaux8062/
Clausz8034/
Claoue8016/
Clauch8011/
Claush803/
Clauds802/
Claudt801/
Claudd801/
Clautz801/
Cellau801/
Cleaut801/
Claudz801/
Claues801/
Clault801/
Clauwe801/
Clauys801/
Claued800/
Clay7582,137/
Klau759,828/
Clue75900/
Clas75860/
Cloa75471/
Clou75412/
Clap75367/
Clah75340/
Claß75312/
Clia75175/
Clup75173/
Clad75168/
Clai75140/
Clus7588/
Chla7565/
Clut7559/
Claa7556/
Cleu7521/
Clea7519/
Claz7517/
Clúa7515/
Cluz7512/
Chlu759/
Clat759/
Clla756/
Clud755/
Clya755/
Clae754/
Cluß754/
Cluj754/
Ckla751/
Cliu751/
Clui751/
Csla751/
Qcla751/
Qclu751/
Tclu751/
Cclu751/
Cluu751/
Clux751/
Cqla751/
Cluy750/
Chillau7333/
Clausch7310/
Claussz731/
Clauhss731/
Cloud6722,546/
Clapp6715,880/
Cella6714,006/
Class678,423/
Chllu674,503/
Claas672,354/
Clout672,214/
Cilla671,756/
Cloux671,099/
Klaue671,003/
Clash67698/
Clous67596/
Clais67583/
Cloup67569/
Claye67531/
Clays67519/
Clatt67327/
Claha67276/
Cladd67203/
Cloue67168/
Cleus67166/
Cluss67112/
Cluis6799/
Chlaň6779/
Cleja6776/
Clasp6775/
Cleux6760/
Clupp6750/
Cleat6739/
Cladt6737/
Claie6736/
Claaß6734/
Chlla6731/
Chlay6730/
Cluth6728/
Claij6726/
Clust6725/
Cloué6725/
Clius6724/
Claya6724/
Clyah6724/
Cleas6718/
Claid6715/
Khlau6715/
Cleaz6715/
Clayt6713/
Clayo6712/
Klaup6712/
Clajs6712/
Claiz6710/
Clayi6710/
Cleah678/
Clias678/
Claje678/
Cillu677/
Claja677/
Cliui676/
Cellu676/
Cluit675/
Cleha675/
Clads675/
Clatz675/
Chlya675/
Cklay675/
Chellaju674/
Clahs674/
Claio674/
Clait674/
Cleya674/
Kliau674/
Clutt673/
Cllay673/
Claih673/
Cliya673/
Cluch673/
Clast673/
Cludd673/
Chleu673/
Claip673/
Clayd673/
Clead673/
Clouz673/
Chlia673/
Claia673/
Clach672/
Claap672/
Cludt672/
Chlou672/
Cliat672/
Cleia672/
Cllas672/
Chlai672/
Chluy672/
Cloha672/
Cloya672/
Clawe671/
Chliu671/
Hklau671/
Claay671/
Clapf671/
Clasj671/
Clats671/
Clayh671/
Clayj671/
Cleud671/
Cliah671/
Cloia671/
Cloiheau671/
Cluid671/
Cluyd671/
Clyad671/
Clyat671/
D'Clauss671/
Clouy671/
Clush671/
Chlue671/
Cluiz671/
Klauj671/
Kleau671/
Quclu671/
Chlaj671/
Cliad671/
Cloța671/
Cluod671/
Cléaz671/
Cliue671/
Clayp671/
Cle'a671/
Cleou671/
Chlha671/
Cllia671/
Claii671/
Claat671/
Qclaj671/
Qlaus671/
Claiy671/
Cleue671/
Cllla671/
Hclha671/
Klayu671/
Cleut670/
Clasz670/
Cluie670/
Cleae670/
Clazz670/
Cluhe670/
Klahu670/
Cleihaus670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Clau
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