Grossklaus Surname

487,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Iceland

Grossklaus Surname User-submission:

The last name, Grossklaus, is German. In German it means 'big santa'. It comes from gross and klaus or claus. Gross means 'big' in German and klaus or claus means 'santa'.

Grossklaus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2601:823,36329,822
United States2291:1,582,790106,555
Germany1171:688,08152,903
France401:1,660,568152,033
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iceland11:380,09011,096
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Grossklaus Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The last name, Grossklaus, is German. In German it means 'big santa'. It comes from gross and klaus or claus. Gross means 'big' in German and klaus or claus means 'santa'.

- maddygrossklaus

Grossklaus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grossklaus is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Grossklaus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grossklaus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 487,899th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 10,716,979 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Grossklaus live; 40 percent live in South America and 38 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 260 people, or 1 in 823,363. In Brazil Grossklaus is mostly concentrated in: Paraná, where 49 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 27 percent live and Pará, where 10 percent live. Beside Brazil Grossklaus is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Germany, where 17 percent live.

Grossklaus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grossklaus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grossklaus surname increased 3,817 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grossklaus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grossklaus last name are 25.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.34% registered with the party.

The amount Grossklaus earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.89% more than the national average, earning $48,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.19% less than the national average, earning $47,103 CAD per year.

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