Claus Surname
Approximately 32,427 people bear this surname
Claus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 14,776 | 1:5,448 | 653 |
| United States | 5,152 | 1:70,353 | 8,158 |
| Belgium | 4,911 | 1:2,341 | 194 |
| France | 1,694 | 1:39,211 | 4,882 |
| Philippines | 1,468 | 1:68,963 | 11,819 |
| Netherlands | 1,168 | 1:14,458 | 2,154 |
| Argentina | 643 | 1:66,475 | 5,694 |
| Brazil | 582 | 1:367,825 | 14,049 |
| Canada | 543 | 1:67,856 | 7,823 |
| Italy | 254 | 1:240,774 | 32,744 |
| Spain | 180 | 1:259,734 | 16,413 |
| England | 161 | 1:346,075 | 25,095 |
| Switzerland | 143 | 1:57,433 | 7,281 |
| Dominican Republic | 139 | 1:75,057 | 3,477 |
| Tanzania | 82 | 1:645,629 | 38,896 |
| Austria | 75 | 1:113,539 | 16,032 |
| Australia | 71 | 1:380,221 | 31,281 |
| Sweden | 58 | 1:169,772 | 11,770 |
| Luxembourg | 45 | 1:12,901 | 2,533 |
| Denmark | 38 | 1:148,545 | 13,026 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Hungary | 18 | 1:545,349 | 33,535 |
| Panama | 16 | 1:244,516 | 6,353 |
| Uruguay | 14 | 1:245,126 | 18,218 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Romania | 9 | 1:2,230,874 | 54,437 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,089 | 1:46,114 | 5,320 |
Claus (121,906) may also be a first name.
Claus Demographics
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Claus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Claus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Claus (Arabic: كلوس) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Claus? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 17,109th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 224,737 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Claus live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. Claus is also the 8,484th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 121,906 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 14,776 people, or 1 in 5,448. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony, where 22 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 73 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Belgium, where 15 percent live.
Claus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Claus has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 473 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 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% being registered with the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Claus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Claus in the Arabic language | ||
| كلوس | klws | - |
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Claus Reference & Research
Clewis-Clough FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Clewis-Clough FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Claus
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis