Claudius Surname

249,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Haiti

Claudius Surname User-submission:

From a Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin, claudus, meaning 'lame', or 'crippled'.

Claudius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6561:270,03515,388
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Haiti1301:82,1844,229
Germany1151:700,04753,529
Malaysia1021:289,15915,911
Tanzania921:575,45236,554
India581:13,225,265229,403
Australia481:562,41041,290
Norway391:131,85317,004
Denmark311:182,08815,299
England311:1,797,35772,927
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Scotland71:764,83125,488
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Claudius (26,591) may also be a first name.

Claudius Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From a Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin, claudus, meaning 'lame', or 'crippled'.

- claudiiobarbosa

Claudius Last Name Facts

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

Claudius (Arabic: كلوديس, Hindi: क्लाडियस, Marathi: ौडीस) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Claudius? popularity and diffusion

The last name Claudius is the 249,745th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,586,247 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Claudius live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 30,551st most commonly used first name on earth, held by 26,591 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 656 people, or 1 in 270,035. In Nigeria Claudius is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 54 percent live, Rivers, where 13 percent live and Ondo, where 8 percent live. Other than Nigeria Claudius is found in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Haiti, where 8 percent live.

Claudius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Claudius has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Claudius last name expanded 272 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Claudius Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Claudius are 10.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.58% being registered with the political party.

The amount Claudius earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.12% less than the national average, earning 269,530 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.37% more than the national average, earning $51,077 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.37% less than the national average, earning $48,007 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Claudiuse941/
Claudiusj941/
Claudiu93421/
Cladius93133/
Cludius93118/
Cloudius88103/
Klaudius8865/
Cladious8822/
Claddius881/
Cludious881/
Clusdius881/
Cladiu862/
Cloudious826/
Klaudiusz823/
Claudeous821/
Clodius80348/
Kladius8030/
Cludiou801/
Klaudiou752/
Kladiu711/
Kladiou671/
Cloudjou631/
Clodeous631/
Kloudjou5011/

Claudius Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Claudius in the Hindi language
क्लाडियसkladiyasa80
क्लोडिसklodisa20
Claudius in the Marathi language
ौडीसaudisa50
कलयुडीसkalayudisa50
Claudius in the Arabic language
كلوديسklwdys-

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