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Where Does The Last Name Claus Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Claus (Arabic: كلوس) is found most in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Claus? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 17,109^th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 224,737 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Claus live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 8,484^th most frequently used given name in the world, held by 121,906 people.

Claus is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 14,776 people, or 1 in 5,448. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 22 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Claus occurs in 73 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Belgium, where 15 percent are found.

Claus Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Claus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Claus last name grew 473 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 671 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Claus Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Claus last name are 12.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Claus earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.66% less than the national average, earning 274,563 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.14% more than the national average, earning R 297,372 per year; in United States they earn 4.54% more than the national average, earning $45,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.77% less than the national average, earning $47,809 CAD per year.