Clauw Surname

383,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Clauw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clauw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium6401:17,9642,745
France2001:332,11450,174
United States711:5,105,055259,233
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Clauw Last Name Facts

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

Clauw is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clauw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 383,038th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 7,844,506 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Clauw live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 640 people, or 1 in 17,964. In Belgium Clauw is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 90 percent live, Walloon Region, where 9 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent live. Excluding Belgium this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in France, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Clauw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Clauw surname are 42.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.45% being registered to vote for the party.

Clauw earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.18% less than the national average, earning $40,482 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clauwe911/
Claw89525/
Cluw891/
Klauw8038/
Clouw8034/
Claub804/
Cslaw801/
Clauf801/
Clawe801/
Clayw800/
Clawh800/
Clauff7330/
Klauwe731/
Cellaw731/
Clawss731/
Clow677,290/
Club671,250/
Klaw67332/
Clav6757/
Claf6752/
Kluw6741/
Clab6711/
Cluf672/
Zluw671/
Zlaw671/

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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 Clauw
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