Claude Surname

5,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burundi
Highest density in:
Burundi

Claude Surname Definition:

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

Claude Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burundi37,2881:26361
Rwanda15,1941:748162
France12,9211:5,141419
Chad7,0291:1,934355
Haiti6,5991:1,619244
Madagascar5,0451:4,688965
Ethiopia4,8291:20,2002,620
DR Congo3,4961:21,1332,676
United States2,6701:135,75214,216
Cameroon1,1411:18,2032,491
Canada1,0861:33,9284,363
Belgium8891:12,9321,946
Togo7351:9,8612,446
Switzerland5351:15,3512,522
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Dominican Republic3931:26,5471,634
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Luxembourg2421:2,399270
Ivory Coast2371:97,3475,071
Tanzania2101:252,10320,382
Argentina1901:224,96518,484
Nigeria1541:1,150,27847,013
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Chile1201:146,8045,065
Thailand1101:642,167108,371
Brazil1091:1,963,98562,590
Germany891:904,55664,175
England831:671,30238,633
Niger801:239,9007,715
Mauritius741:17,4793,745
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
India421:18,263,461278,402
New Caledonia421:6,5771,478
Israel401:213,94120,390
Portugal381:274,16410,086
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Australia281:964,13257,058
Liberia271:163,27911,522
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Panama251:156,4905,002
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Seychelles231:4,017661
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Benin201:516,78033,864
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Congo121:415,75810,462
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Lebanon101:563,70813,499
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Tunisia101:61,0637,682
Kiribati91:12,601393
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
China61:227,886,92811,701
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Saint Lucia61:29,7971,820
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Malta41:107,5681,849
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:293,67723,423

The alternate forms: Claudé (16) are calculated separately.

Claude (1,691,523) may also be a first name.

Claude 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

Claude Last Name Facts

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

The surname Claude (Arabic: كلود, Marathi: लाउडी) occurs more in Burundi more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Claudé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Claude? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,494th most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 70,613 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Claude reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 404th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 1,691,523 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Burundi, where it is carried by 37,288 people, or 1 in 263. Outside of Burundi it occurs in 128 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 15 percent are found and France, where 13 percent are found.

Claude Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Claude has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Claude surname increased 1,561 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 519 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Claude Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Claude surname are 3.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.1% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Claude earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.19% less than the national average, earning R 182,532 per year; in United States they earn 6.99% less than the national average, earning $40,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.44% less than the national average, earning $45,490 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Claudé9416/
Claudet921,225/
Clauder92359/
Claudes92129/
Claudez92112/
Claudey92111/
Claudie9212/
Claudea921/
Claudee921/
Claudge920/
Clade91414/
Clude9126/
Claudett86425/
Claudest860/
Claudi832,052/
Claudy83846/
Cloude83456/
Clader83105/
Klaude8376/
Clauda8374/
Cladet8342/
Clades8326/
Claide838/
Clayde835/
Cladie833/
Cludde833/
Cludes833/
Clusde832/
Cleade832/
Clhade831/
Cluder831/
Cladez831/
Cludie830/
Claudio7737,814/
Clouder77123/
Cladder7793/
Claudis7775/
Claudid7772/
Cloudet7727/
Claudit7720/
Cleudes774/
Cloudes774/
Claudyo774/
Cleuder772/
Claudiz772/
Cillade771/
Cleades771/
Cloudea771/
Clouded771/
Cloudee771/
Cloudie771/
Claudoi771/
Claudys771/
Claydes771/
Claidet771/
Claidge770/
Clauddy770/
Clayder770/
Claydet770/
Clode731,295/
Clady73616/
Klade73551/
Cludi7363/
Klude7331/
Clada7328/
Cludy7323/
Clide7318/
Cladi7316/
Cluda732/
Clôde731/
Cladé731/
Claudais716/
Claudiss711/
Claydees711/
Clauduis711/
Klauda67487/
Cloudy67469/
Kludje67418/
Cladis67157/
Klaudi67108/
Cloyde6786/
Klaudy6770/
Kladde6769/
Cladio6738/
Cludio6726/
Cleyde6719/
Cloder6717/
Klaede6717/
Clodge6716/
Cleide6715/
Clodet6712/
Kladee6712/
Clouda6711/
Kludge679/
Claddy678/
Kladie678/
Cloide677/
Clodes676/
Cladys676/
Claida676/
Claidy674/
Klatde674/
Chladi674/
Kladei674/
Kluder673/
Cloudi673/
Clasdy672/
Klgude672/
Kloude672/
Kladed672/
Claydy672/
Khlade671/
Klhade671/
Clayda671/
Claydi671/
Czlada671/
Zladie671/
Clodie671/
Kladey671/
Kladeu671/
Qlades671/
Chludy671/
Cladiz671/
Cladyo671/
Kludea671/
Kliude671/
Kleude670/
Cloede670/
Kludes670/
Cleede670/
Cludis670/

Claude Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Claude in the Marathi language
लाउडीla'udi25
ौडauda25
लाउडेla'ude25
ौडेaude12.5
लौदेlaude12.5
Claude in the Arabic language
كلودklwd-

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