Klaasens Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

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

Klaasens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klaasens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1241:436,91737,311
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Klaasens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Klaasens is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Klaasens? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,484,726th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Klaasens live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Klaasens is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 436,917. In South Africa Klaasens is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 73 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 7 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Klaasens exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 11 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Klaasens Last Name Statistics demography

Klaasens earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.2% less than the national average, earning R 151,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klaassens941,241/
Klaashens941/
Klasens93505/
Claasens88455/
Klassens8856/
Klaaßens8824/
Klausens8815/
Claassens825,388/
Klaessens8272/
Klautsens821/
Klaehsens821/
Clasens8013/
Klasins801/
Klahans800/
Klans7764/
Classens75641/
Klessens75491/
Clasgens7597/
Klaucens7538/
Claaßens7530/
Clausens754/
Klaeßens752/
Kleins71469/
Klians7112/
Kleyns7110/
Cleassens715/
Clayssens714/
Klains712/
Klansø711/
Claissens711/
Klauchens711/
Clasns711/
Classgens710/
Klauns710/
Klamse710/
Clacens6767/
Klasinz6716/
Kleinsz6712/
Klauschenz678/
Kellans675/
Claçens671/
Klasiņs671/
Klagins671/
Klacins671/
Klāsēns671/
Claesssens671/
Killans670/
Clahans670/
Klesins670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Klaasens
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