Claus Surname

17,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Claus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Claus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany14,7761:5,448653
United States5,1521:70,3538,158
Belgium4,9111:2,341194
France1,6941:39,2114,882
Philippines1,4681:68,96311,819
Netherlands1,1681:14,4582,154
Argentina6431:66,4755,694
Brazil5821:367,82514,049
Canada5431:67,8567,823
Italy2541:240,77432,744
Spain1801:259,73416,413
England1611:346,07525,095
Switzerland1431:57,4337,281
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Tanzania821:645,62938,896
Austria751:113,53916,032
Australia711:380,22131,281
Sweden581:169,77211,770
Luxembourg451:12,9012,533
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Hungary181:545,34933,535
Panama161:244,5166,353
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Norway111:467,48139,375
Romania91:2,230,87454,437
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
China61:227,886,92811,701
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Wales41:773,63329,106
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Belize21:177,7373,502
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0891:46,1145,320

Claus (121,906) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clauss917,850/
Clause913,466/
Clajus91137/
Clauhs91111/
Clausz9134/
Chlaus915/
Claush913/
Clauds912/
Claues911/
Clauys911/
Clas89860/
Clau89322/
Clus8988/
Clausse832,960/
Clausch8310/
Clausøe834/
Claussz831/
Clauhss831/
Clauese830/
Klaus8043,516/
Claes8023,829/
Claud808,866/
Class808,423/
Clauß804,904/
Clase802,809/
Claas802,354/
Claux801,455/
Clash80698/
Clous80596/
Clais80583/
Cluse80559/
Clays80519/
Clues80415/
Claut80347/
Cleus80166/
Cluss80112/
Cluis8099/
Chlus8075/
Clasp8075/
Clauz8034/
Clust8025/
Clius8024/
Cleas8018/
Clajs8012/
Clias808/
Clads805/
Clahs804/
Clast803/
Claue803/
Cllas802/
Chlas801/
Clasj801/
Clats801/
Claxs801/
Clush801/
Zlaus801/
Claup801/
Clauy801/
Qlaus801/
Clasz800/
Clyas800/
Clausová773/
Clayouse771/
D'Clauss771/
Cleihaus770/
Cla75453/
Clu7538/
Clouse7310,941/
Klause731,725/
Klauss731,443/
Claase731,398/
Classe731,128/
Klausz73735/
Claise73715/
Klyaus73445/
Clease73246/
Clauet73184/
Clayes73174/
Clouts73154/
Cluyse73145/
Kliaus73116/
Chlous73101/
Cluyts7389/
Cluiss7375/
Claasz7363/
Cleaux7362/
Cloues7357/
Cluess7341/
Clawes7333/
Klauzs7333/
Clatts7331/
Clouss7327/
Cillas7324/
Cellas7321/
Cleous7320/
Claoue7316/
Cellus7316/
Claass7316/
Klauhs7314/
Clauce7314/
Clouds7313/
Claish7313/
Clauch7311/
Claies739/
Klaush738/
Claiys738/
Cluish735/
Cleuts735/
Claess735/
Cloush734/
Klauts733/
Clashd733/
Cluits733/
Claiss732/
Clousd732/
Chlais732/
Cleyus732/
Claids732/
Cluise732/
Clusse732/
Claudt731/
Klaužs731/
Klauys731/
Cladds731/
Claisc731/
Claudd731/
Clautz731/
Cleuse731/
Cliase731/
Clluse731/
Cloust731/
Tsclas731/
Cleius731/
Cellau731/
Klaušs731/
Klausc731/
Cöllas731/
Chlasz731/
Cillus731/
Clhase731/
Clouys731/
Cluots731/
Cleaut731/
Claudz731/
Clault731/
Clauwe731/
Clay's730/
Claued730/
Clashe730/
Cliash730/
Claits730/
Cluies730/
Claussová712/
Claussova711/
Clay6782,137/
Klau679,828/
Klas674,147/
Klus673,540/
Clos673,380/
Claisse673,331/
Clue67900/
Klausch67786/
Cloa67471/
Clou67412/
Clap67367/
Clah67340/
Claß67312/
Caellas67188/
Clia67175/
Clup67173/
Clad67168/
Chillas67141/
Clai67140/
Clax6776/
Klaushe6770/
Clut6759/
Cluydts6758/
Claasse6758/
Claa6756/
Clac6753/
Zlas6746/
Clousse6735/
Chillau6733/
Chellas6732/
Cleu6721/
Clea6719/
Claz6717/
Clúa6715/
Cluz6712/
Chillus6711/
Clat679/
D'Clasz676/
Clla676/
Clud675/
Clós675/
Clya675/
Cluc674/
Clae674/
Celleus674/
Cluß674/
Cluj674/
Zlus672/
Klyauts671/
Klausse671/
Coellas671/
Ckla671/
Cliu671/
Clui671/
Clás671/
Cillias671/
Claysse671/
Cleojas671/
Qcla671/
Qclu671/
Cclu671/
Cluu671/
Clux671/
Cqla671/
Clehous670/
Clouies670/
Cleuiss670/
Cluy670/
Clasche670/
Claggis670/

Claus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Claus in the Arabic language
كلوسklws-

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Claus Reference & Research

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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
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  • 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
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