Claud Surname

57,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Claud Surname Definition:

The French Claude, Latin Claudius [supp. from Latin claudus, lame]

Claud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,9351:13,4541,745
Philippines3,4821:29,0754,128
United States9131:396,99834,792
France3041:218,49633,949
Nigeria1311:1,352,23553,045
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
India51:153,413,076951,030
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
China41:341,830,39216,990
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Comoros11:749,524685
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2121:236,88119,844

Claud (12,451) may also be a first name.

Claud Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The French Claude, Latin Claudius [supp. from Latin claudus, lame]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Claud Last Name Facts

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

The last name Claud (Marathi: ाऊड) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Claud click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Claud? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 57,128th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 821,965 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Claud are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Claud is also the 52,837th most common first name at a global level, held by 12,451 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,935 people, or 1 in 13,454. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 22 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 12 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 39 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Claud Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Claud has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Claud surname rose 431 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Claud Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Claud surname are 0.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.69% registered with the party.

Claud earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning $43,865 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clauds912/
Claudt911/
Claudd911/
Claudz911/
Claued910/
Clau89322/
Clad89168/
Clud895/
Claus8032,427/
Cloud8022,546/
Clauß804,904/
Claux801,455/
Chlad80681/
Claut80347/
Cladd80203/
Chlud80139/
Klaud8059/
Cladt8037/
Clauz8034/
Claid8015/
Clads805/
Claed803/
Cludd803/
Claue803/
Clayd803/
Clead803/
Cludt802/
Cleud801/
Cluid801/
Cluyd801/
Clyad801/
Cliad801/
Clued801/
Cluod801/
Claup801/
Clauy801/
Chillaud7785/
Cla75453/
Clu7538/
Clauss737,850/
Klaudt73577/
Cloudt73483/
Clauet73184/
Clauhs73111/
Cleaux7362/
Clausz7334/
Claoue7316/
Clouds7313/
Clauch7311/
Chladt7310/
Clashd733/
Claush733/
Clousd732/
Claids732/
Cloued732/
Cellad731/
Cladds731/
Clautz731/
Cillad731/
Cleoud731/
Cloudd731/
Clouyd731/
Claidh731/
Cellau731/
Chloud731/
Cleaut731/
Claues731/
Clault731/
Claute731/
Clauwe731/
Clauys731/
Clayed730/
Cluedt730/
Clay6782,137/
Klau679,828/
Clue67900/
Clas67860/
Cloa67471/
Clou67412/
Clap67367/
Clah67340/
Claß67312/
Klad67232/
Clia67175/
Clup67173/
Clai67140/
Clus6788/
Clut6759/
Cluydts6758/
Claa6756/
Clod6755/
Klud6747/
Chillau6733/
Cleu6721/
Clea6719/
Claz6717/
Clúa6715/
Cluz6712/
Clausch6710/
Zlad679/
Clat679/
Clla676/
Qlad675/
Clya675/
Clae674/
Cluß674/
Cluj674/
Cladova673/
Ckla671/
Cliu671/
Clui671/
Claussz671/
Qcla671/
Qclu671/
Zlud671/
Cclu671/
Clauhss671/
Cluu671/
Clux671/
Chellad671/
Cqla671/
Cluy670/

Claud Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Claud in the Marathi language
ाऊडa'uda80
ौदauda20

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