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

The last name Klaas (Russian: Клаас) is found most in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Klaas is the 19,083^rd most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 252,987 people. The last name Klaas is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Klaas live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 21,352^nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 41,991 people.

The last name Klaas is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 20,272 people, or 1 in 2,673. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent reside, Western Cape, where 14 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Barring South Africa Klaas is found in 50 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Klaas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Klaas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Klaas last name increased 2,106 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klaas Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Klaas surname are 8.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.95% registered with the party.

The amount Klaas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.69% less than the national average, earning R 121,932 per year; in United States they earn 2.94% more than the national average, earning $44,419 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.93% more than the national average, earning $58,096 CAD per year.