Claussen Surname

53,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Claussen Surname Definition:

(Norwegian, English) The son of Claus, a pet form of Nicholas (people, victory).

Claussen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9791:72,7988,407
Germany3,1011:25,9613,430
Norway3611:14,2451,649
Brazil2921:733,13126,800
Denmark1411:40,0334,180
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Chile1141:154,5305,235
Peru1111:286,34311,029
Argentina791:541,05639,330
England701:795,97243,050
Mexico571:2,177,65319,559
Australia511:529,32739,816
Sweden331:298,38720,789
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
France121:5,535,227269,324
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
China51:273,464,31313,838
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3331:150,80713,975

Claussen (37) may also be a first name.

Claussen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian, English) The son of Claus, a pet form of Nicholas (people, victory).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Claussen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Claussen occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Claussen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 53,056th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 756,283 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Claussen are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Claussen is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 37 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,979 people, or 1 in 72,798. In The United States Claussen is most common in: Iowa, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 32 percent live and Norway, where 4 percent live.

Claussen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Claussen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Claussen last name rose 1,495 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Claussen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Claussen last name are 24.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.61% registered with the political party.

The amount Claussen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 2.67% less than the national average, earning 336,856 kr per year; in Peru they earn 18.49% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,800 per year; in South Africa they earn 24.98% more than the national average, earning R 297,000 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.36% more than the national average, earning $28,914,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning $44,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $48,128 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Claussenn941/
Clausen9341,685/
Classen9310,625/
Clussen932/
Claassen8825,294/
Claessen884,555/
Klaussen88420/
Clausson88360/
Clayssen8866/
Clauscen8853/
Claussin8850/
Cluyssen8830/
Clauhsen8827/
Clauseen888/
Claussem888/
Claushen883/
Claussan882/
Clahssen881/
Claudsen881/
Clauesen881/
Clausesn881/
Classeen881/
Claissen881/
Clausien881/
Classenn881/
Cloussen880/
Cleussen880/
Clauseng880/
Clasen8610,091/
Clusen8686/
Clauen8623/
Clausn868/
Clauesson8213/
Claussing821/
Clayessen821/
Claasssen821/
Claudsson821/
Klassen8040,610/
Claasen8011,218/
Klausen806,749/
Claußen803,966/
Clauson803,725/
Claesen802,302/
Classon801,649/
Clahsen80475/
Clossen80192/
Clausén80117/
Clausin80102/
Cluysen8080/
Clousen8022/
Clauzen8019/
Clausem8018/
Classan8012/
Clashen8011/
Claysen8010/
Cleusen8010/
Classén807/
Clausan805/
Claucen805/
Classin805/
Claisen803/
Klussen802/
Chlasen802/
Claszen802/
Classem801/
Cleasen801/
Clussin800/
Clusson800/
Clasenn800/
Clauten800/
Clasaen800/
Clasuen800/
Clussan800/
Clashausen7812/
Clausenová781/
Cluen7790/
Claen7732/
Claun7710/
Clasn771/
Klaassen7514,400/
Claesson757,203/
Clausing752,269/
Claahsen75159/
Klaessen75118/
Claudson7574/
Classing7549/
Klausson7540/
Claehsen7525/
Claësson7523/
Klassien7519/
Claaszen7519/
Clousson7518/
Klausien7516/
Cleasson7512/
Klasseen753/
Klautsen752/
Clausang752/
Klasssen751/
Claassem751/
Claschen751/
Classina751/
Claueson751/
Claaasen751/
Claysson751/
Claussim751/
Klaussem751/
Clasheen750/
Clausuin750/
Kleassen750/
Cleuisen750/
Clouseng750/
Cleauson750/
Classson750/
Klasen716,577/
Claßen715,562/
Clason711,603/
Closen71269/
Clasén7183/
Clasin7169/
Klusen7138/
Klauschen7122/
Clusan7119/
Clazen7115/
Clusin7114/
Clasem719/
Clasan715/
Cluson714/
Cluten714/
Claund714/
Klausienė712/
Klaasssen712/
Claehn711/
Clawen711/
Cliiessen711/
Cluzen711/
Claten711/
Clayen711/
Clasèn711/
Claien710/
Claxen710/
Claunn710/
Claunt710/
Klaasen676,987/
Klasson674,020/
Closson673,147/
Clayson672,726/
Claaßen671,607/
Claeson67725/
Clan67519/
Clasing67441/
Cloesen67347/
Clauzon67333/
Clossin67254/
Clijsen67252/
Klahsen67230/
Claeßen67144/
Cloosen67135/
Klassin67110/
Clutten6797/
Clouten6795/
Cleesen6762/
Cleason6759/
Clutson6755/
Klossen6747/
Klauson6746/
Claesén6743/
Klaseen6732/
Clouson6731/
Claxson6729/
Closhen6728/
Cluyten6728/
Klassem6722/
Klaesen6718/
Classim6717/
Klassyn6717/
Clayten6715/
Klassan6714/
Klusson6713/
Claason6713/
Clun6713/
Clauzin6713/
Claëson6712/
Cleysen6711/
Clashin6710/
Klaseng679/
Cliusin677/
Klaysen674/
Kleasen674/
Claasin674/
Cladson674/
Klaszen674/
Klasesn673/
Klausin673/
Clossén673/
Clawien673/
Claazen673/
Clusian672/
Klashen672/
Claison672/
Klaußen672/
Clachen671/
Klyasen671/
Clasian671/
Clasone671/
Clayent671/
Cliason671/
Cluchen671/
Cølasan671/
Clodsen671/
Clohsen671/
Cleisen671/
Clasang671/
Claasan671/
Clatten670/
Clousin670/
Klousen670/
Clawene670/
Clossan670/
Klutsen670/
Claisne670/
Klausan670/
Clausim670/
Klatsen670/
Claggen670/
Clautin670/
Klusent670/
Cleuson670/

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