Klaasen Surname

70,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Klaasen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klaasen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,2171:10,3851,288
Netherlands1,0351:16,3162,502
United States3681:984,94373,005
Belgium721:159,67622,068
Namibia541:44,6195,721
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Australia421:642,75544,739
Estonia421:31,4725,782
England301:1,857,26974,552
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Klaasen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klaasen (Russian: Клаасен) is most common in South Africa. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Klaasen.

How Common Is The Last Name Klaasen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 70,740th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,043,015 people. The last name Klaasen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Klaasen reside; 76 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Klaasen is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 5,217 people, or 1 in 10,385. In South Africa Klaasen is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 57 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 19 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Apart from South Africa Klaasen is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Klaasen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Klaasen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Klaasen surname rose 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klaasen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Klaasen last name are 45.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 92.13% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Klaasen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.36% less than the national average, earning R 167,868 per year; in United States they earn 19.05% more than the national average, earning $51,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $54,358 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klaassen9314,400/
Klaahsen93155/
Klaaysen9370/
Klaaseen931/
Klaasent931/
Klaasesn931/
Klasen926,577/
Klaaijsen8886/
Klaasssen882/
Klassen8640,610/
Claasen8611,218/
Klausen866,749/
Klaaßen86903/
Klahsen86230/
Klaseen8632/
Klaasin8632/
Klaazen8623/
Klaesen8618/
Klaseng869/
Klaysen864/
Kleasen864/
Klaszen864/
Klasesn863/
Klaasan862/
Klashen862/
Klyasen861/
Klaason861/
Klatsen860/
Klaasenová821/
Claassen8025,294/
Klaussen80420/
Claahsen80159/
Klaessen80118/
Klaasing8066/
Klaschen8059/
Klassien8019/
Claaszen8019/
Klausien8016/
Klaehsen809/
Klasseen803/
Klautsen802/
Klyashen802/
Klasssen801/
Klaasson801/
Claaasen801/
Khlatsen801/
Klaijsen801/
Kleassen800/
Klaassenová781/
Klaassenova781/
Clasen7710,091/
Klaßen771,408/
Klazen77727/
Klesen77502/
Klasan77446/
Klasin77400/
Klason77268/
Klasén77266/
Klačan77192/
Klosen7765/
Klasyn7719/
Klasne7717/
Klösen7713/
Kläsen776/
Klagen772/
Klasem772/
Klasên771/
Klazan771/
Khlaiseng75159/
Klaeschen7526/
Klauschen7522/
Klausienė752/
Klahasson751/
Claasssen751/
Khlayseng751/
Clausen7141,685/
Classen7110,625/
Klasson714,020/
Claaßen711,607/
Clahsen71475/
Klasinc71342/
Klessen71216/
Kleisen71142/
Klassin71110/
Klasone7183/
Klaeßen7157/
Klachan7154/
Klossen7147/
Klauson7146/
Kleysen7146/
Kläsgen7141/
Klaeson7131/
Klassem7122/
Klayson7122/
Kloesen7121/
Klaesén7117/
Klassyn7117/
Klassan7114/
Claason7113/
Clashausen7112/
Clashen7111/
Klatsem7111/
Claysen7110/
Klatsan718/
Kleason716/
Kloshen716/
Klaisin716/
Khlason714/
Klaison714/
Claasin714/
Claisen713/
Klauzen713/
Klausin713/
Claazen713/
Klashin712/
Klyasin712/
Claszen712/
Klaußen712/
Klasink712/
Khlasan711/
Khlasne711/
Kliosen711/
Cleasen711/
Klhasan711/
Claasan711/
Klaysin711/
Klashan711/
Kladsem711/
Klousen710/
Clasenn710/
Klausan710/
Clasaen710/
Clasuen710/
Kleasan710/
Claussen679,636/
Klajn67851/
Klaesson67788/
Kläschen67317/
Khlaison67204/
Khlaisin67203/
Klasnová67165/
Kleissen67143/
Kleijsen6794/
Clayssen6766/
Clauscen6753/
Klausson6740/
Klaysang6737/
Clauhsen6727/
Claehsen6725/
Khlaisem6723/
Klöschen6722/
Kleessen6720/
Kleschen6718/
Klayjeen6717/
Klautsan6716/
Kleyssen6716/
Khlassin6713/
Klassohn6712/
Klaychan679/
Kladsing679/
Clauseen678/
Klyatsyn677/
Klaising676/
Klaysing675/
Klaisang674/
Claushen673/
Klaichan673/
Klesn672/
Kålhagen672/
Klaysong672/
Klyashin671/
Killagen671/
Killiasn671/
Kleisgen671/
Claassem671/
Clahssen671/
Claschen671/
Claudsen671/
Clausesn671/
Clasn671/
Killesen671/
Klassane671/
Claasing671/
Classeen671/
Claissen671/
Clausien671/
Classenn671/
Klaysaun671/
Klassann671/
Klatchan671/
Klaussem671/
Klaciane671/
Kladjeen671/
Kladsong671/
Klaisong671/
Klaisoun671/
Clasheen670/
Clauseng670/

Klaasen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klaasen in the Russian language
Клаасенklaasen-

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Footnotes

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