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

The surname Klaassen (Russian: Клаассен) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 36,622^nd most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 506,080 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Klaassen live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 8,357 people, or 1 in 2,021. In The Netherlands Klaassen is most common in: Gelderland, where 26 percent are found, North Brabant, where 18 percent are found and North Holland, where 15 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands Klaassen is found in 53 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Klaassen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Klaassen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Klaassen last name grew 3,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Klaassen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Klaassen surname are 30.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.61% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Klaassen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.39% less than the national average, earning R 220,068 per year; in United States they earn 4.09% more than the national average, earning $44,912 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.93% less than the national average, earning $48,726 CAD per year.