Cloos Surname

211,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Cloos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cloos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8411:95,72611,937
United States3821:948,84570,809
Luxembourg1761:3,299428
Australia1151:234,74522,001
Netherlands1091:154,92823,054
Belgium991:116,12817,169
Denmark621:91,0448,699
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
France301:2,214,091176,965
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
England11:55,718,059489,080
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Cloos Last Name Facts

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

Cloos has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cloos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 211,639th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,741,040 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Cloos live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 841 people, or 1 in 95,726. In Germany Cloos is most numerous in: Hesse, where 56 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent reside. Not including Germany Cloos exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Luxembourg, where 9 percent reside.

Cloos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cloos has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 516 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cloos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cloos last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.11% being registered with the party.

Cloos earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.48% less than the national average, earning $40,786 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cloots911,055/
Cloose9180/
Chloos9112/
Clooss911/
Cloohs911/
Clos893,380/
Cloo89249/
Cloodts8329/
Schloos8324/
Clloots831/
Close8027,150/
Kloos808,348/
Closs804,545/
Cloes801,107/
Clous80596/
Sloos80546/
Cloot80182/
Clost80163/
Cloys8072/
Closz8061/
Clots8044/
Cloës8021/
Clohs8015/
Closh807/
Clooß807/
Clood806/
Closc803/
Clois801/
Clios801/
Chlos801/
Dclos801/
Cloop800/
Closp800/
Schloots7716/
Schlooss771/
Schloosz771/
Clo751,571/
Clouse7310,941/
Sloots731,214/
Closse73441/
Kloots73235/
Clouts73154/
Cloodt73102/
Chlous73101/
Klooss7395/
Chlost7380/
Kloose7358/
Cellos7351/
Clooth7348/
Clohse7340/
Clotts7337/
Clouss7327/
Cleose7321/
Cleous7320/
Chlios7317/
Clouds7313/
Kloohs7311/
Kloost7310/
Clootz738/
Cillos737/
Schlos735/
Cleoot735/
Cloush734/
Cloise733/
Clousd732/
Cliots732/
Chloss731/
Cloust731/
Scloss731/
Céllos731/
Clouys731/
Cluots731/
Klloos731/
Cloist730/
Cloess730/
Cloyds730/
Cloyse730/
Sloose730/
Closch730/
Schloosch711/
Klos6713,856/
Schloss674,831/
Clot673,258/
Clop67883/
Clas67860/
Cloy67758/
Cleo67473/
Cloa67471/
Kloo67432/
Clou67412/
Slos67232/
Clio67166/
Schlooz67164/
Schlosz67143/
Cuellos6789/
Clus6788/
Cloß6783/
Clod6755/
Scellos6740/
Cloz6740/
Clousse6735/
Chillos6735/
Sloodts6725/
Chellos6724/
Cloc6714/
Schlose6713/
Chilloo6710/
Clox679/
Coellos678/
Shloosh677/
Schlots675/
Clós675/
Cleoish675/
Cloi673/
Cloh672/
Cloë672/
Cuillos671/
Clás671/
Schlous671/
Cuelloo671/
Cloţ671/
Cloisse671/
Coelloo671/
Clhoshe671/
Qloo671/
Clyo671/
Cllo670/
Clehous670/
Schlosh670/

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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 Cloos
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