Clausen Surname
Approximately 41,685 people bear this surname
Clausen Surname Definition:
(Norwegian, English) The son of Claus, a pet form of Nicholas (people, victory).
Clausen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,836 | 1:28,238 | 3,517 |
| Denmark | 11,238 | 1:502 | 33 |
| Germany | 11,232 | 1:7,168 | 893 |
| Norway | 1,368 | 1:3,759 | 340 |
| Argentina | 779 | 1:54,870 | 4,620 |
| Canada | 673 | 1:54,748 | 6,504 |
| Switzerland | 550 | 1:14,933 | 2,460 |
| Australia | 465 | 1:58,055 | 7,063 |
| Sweden | 371 | 1:26,541 | 2,159 |
| Brazil | 269 | 1:795,815 | 28,876 |
| New Zealand | 258 | 1:17,552 | 3,085 |
| England | 214 | 1:260,365 | 20,793 |
| France | 195 | 1:340,629 | 51,332 |
| South Africa | 182 | 1:297,680 | 28,740 |
| Iceland | 128 | 1:2,969 | 425 |
| Peru | 121 | 1:262,679 | 10,568 |
| Thailand | 118 | 1:598,630 | 101,799 |
| Netherlands | 108 | 1:156,363 | 23,208 |
| Mexico | 67 | 1:1,852,630 | 18,093 |
| Austria | 67 | 1:127,096 | 17,572 |
| Spain | 43 | 1:1,087,257 | 39,071 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Greenland | 35 | 1:1,611 | 220 |
| Chile | 33 | 1:533,833 | 13,415 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| Uruguay | 25 | 1:137,270 | 12,322 |
| Costa Rica | 24 | 1:199,170 | 2,552 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Paraguay | 13 | 1:556,673 | 7,036 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Falkland Islands | 7 | 1:447 | 88 |
| British Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:5,266 | 561 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Faroe Islands | 6 | 1:8,166 | 786 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 932 | 1:53,883 | 6,066 |
The alternate forms: Clausén (117) are calculated separately.
Clausen (143) may also be a first name.
Clausen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Norwegian, English) The son of Claus, a pet form of Nicholas (people, victory).
Clausen Demographics
Clausen Political Affiliation
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Clausen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Clausen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Clausen (Arabic: كلوسين) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Clausén. For other possible spellings of Clausen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Clausen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 13,411th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 174,824 people. The last name Clausen occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Clausen reside; 32 percent reside in Northern Europe and 31 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 772,378th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 143 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 12,836 people, or 1 in 28,238. In The United States Clausen is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 9 percent live, Iowa, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 77 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 27 percent live and Germany, where 27 percent live.
Clausen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Clausen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,377 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 738 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Clausen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Clausen surname are 21.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.6% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Clausen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.51% more than the national average, earning 382,439 kr per year; in Peru they earn 72.1% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,361 per year; in South Africa they earn 45.68% more than the national average, earning R 346,188 per year; in United States they earn 6.7% more than the national average, earning $46,038 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.63% more than the national average, earning $49,998 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Clausen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Clausen in the Arabic language | ||
| كلوسين | klwsyn | - |
| كلوسن | klwsn | - |
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