Clauß Surname
Approximately 4,904 people bear this surname
Clauß Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,902 | 1:16,423 | 2,168 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Clau (322) are calculated separately.
Clauß (80) may also be a first name.
Clauß Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Clauß Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Clauß is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Clau. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Clauß? popularity and diffusion
The last name Clauß is the 96,881st most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,486,041 people. Clauß occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Clauß reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,075,395th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 80 people.
It is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 4,902 people, or 1 in 16,423. In Germany Clauß is mostly concentrated in: Saxony, where 38 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clau | 96 | 322 | / |
| Claß | 89 | 312 | / |
| Cluß | 89 | 4 | / |
| Schlauß | 83 | 151 | / |
| Claus | 80 | 32,427 | / |
| Claud | 80 | 8,866 | / |
| Claux | 80 | 1,455 | / |
| Klauß | 80 | 1,413 | / |
| Claut | 80 | 347 | / |
| Claaß | 80 | 34 | / |
| Clauz | 80 | 34 | / |
| Claße | 80 | 9 | / |
| Claue | 80 | 3 | / |
| Claup | 80 | 1 | / |
| Clauy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cla | 75 | 453 | / |
| Clu | 75 | 38 | / |
| Clauss | 73 | 7,850 | / |
| Clause | 73 | 3,466 | / |
| Clauet | 73 | 184 | / |
| Clajus | 73 | 137 | / |
| Clauhs | 73 | 111 | / |
| Cleaux | 73 | 62 | / |
| Clausz | 73 | 34 | / |
| Schlaß | 73 | 19 | / |
| Claoue | 73 | 16 | / |
| Clauce | 73 | 14 | / |
| Schluß | 73 | 12 | / |
| Clauch | 73 | 11 | / |
| Chlaus | 73 | 5 | / |
| Claush | 73 | 3 | / |
| Clauds | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cleaut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cellau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Clautz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Claudd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Claudz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Claues | 73 | 1 | / |
| Clault | 73 | 1 | / |
| Clauwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Clauys | 73 | 1 | / |
| Claudt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Claued | 73 | 0 | / |
| Clay | 67 | 82,137 | / |
| Klau | 67 | 9,828 | / |
| Clausse | 67 | 2,960 | / |
| Clue | 67 | 900 | / |
| Clas | 67 | 860 | / |
| Klaß | 67 | 802 | / |
| Cloa | 67 | 471 | / |
| Clou | 67 | 412 | / |
| Kluß | 67 | 403 | / |
| Clap | 67 | 367 | / |
| Clah | 67 | 340 | / |
| Clia | 67 | 175 | / |
| Clup | 67 | 173 | / |
| Clad | 67 | 168 | / |
| Schleuß | 67 | 154 | / |
| Clai | 67 | 140 | / |
| Schlaus | 67 | 114 | / |
| Clus | 67 | 88 | / |
| Cloß | 67 | 83 | / |
| Clax | 67 | 76 | / |
| Clut | 67 | 59 | / |
| Claa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Schlaiß | 67 | 50 | / |
| Chillau | 67 | 33 | / |
| Cleu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Clea | 67 | 19 | / |
| Claz | 67 | 17 | / |
| Clúa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Cluz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Clausch | 67 | 10 | / |
| Clat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Clla | 67 | 6 | / |
| Clya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Clud | 67 | 5 | / |
| Clausøe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Clae | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cluj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Schluiß | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schlaße | 67 | 3 | / |
| Clui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cliu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cclu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Claussz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qcla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qclu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cqla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cluu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clauhss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clauese | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cluy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Clauß
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