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Where Does The Last Name Closs Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Closs is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Closs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Closs? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Closs is the 103,443^rd most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,603,420 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Closs live; 49 percent live in South America and 36 percent live in Luso-South America. Closs is also the 1,994,417^th most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 28 people.

This last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 1,629 people, or 1 in 131,415. In Brazil Closs is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 69 percent reside, Santa Catarina, where 9 percent reside and Paraná, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Closs Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Closs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Closs surname expanded 322 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Closs Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Closs last name are 5.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Closs earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 154.62% more than the national average, earning 881,192 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.27% more than the national average, earning $46,284 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $50,804 CAD per year.