Klaessen Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Klaessen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klaessen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands871:194,10527,180
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889

Klaessen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Klaessen occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Klaessen.

How Common Is The Last Name Klaessen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,674,734th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. Klaessen is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Klaessen reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 194,105. In The Netherlands Klaessen is most prevalent in: Limburg, where 57 percent live, North Brabant, where 18 percent live and South Holland, where 16 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent live and Belgium, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klassen9340,610/
Klessen93216/
Klaesen9318/
Klaassen8814,400/
Claessen884,555/
Klaesson88788/
Klaussen88420/
Kleissen88143/
Klaeysen8826/
Kleessen8820/
Klassien8819/
Kleyssen8816/
Klaehsen889/
Klasseen883/
Klasssen881/
Kleassen880/
Klasen866,577/
Klesen86502/
Claeyssen82390/
Kleijssen8278/
Klaeijsen8229/
Klaeschen8226/
Klaasssen822/
Clayessen821/
Klaasen806,987/
Klausen806,749/
Claesen802,302/
Klahsen80230/
Kliesen80167/
Kleisen80142/
Klassin80110/
Klaeßen8057/
Klossen8047/
Kleysen8046/
Klaseen8032/
Klaeson8031/
Kloesen8021/
Klaesén8017/
Klassyn8017/
Klassan8014/
Klaysen804/
Kleasen804/
Klaszen804/
Klyasen801/
Klessan801/
Klesn772/
Claussen759,636/
Claesson757,203/
Claeysen75180/
Klaahsen75155/
Kleijsen7594/
Klaaysen7570/
Clayssen7566/
Klaschen7559/
Klausson7540/
Claehsen7525/
Kleschen7518/
Klausien7516/
Khlassin7513/
Klassohn7512/
Klaesing755/
Klijssen755/
Klautsen752/
Klaaseen751/
Klaasson751/
Klaeyson751/
Clahssen751/
Clauesen751/
Killesen751/
Klaijsen751/
Classeen751/
Claessem751/
Claissen751/
Classenn751/
Klassann751/
Klaussem751/
Claeseng750/
Cleussen750/
Claessenová741/
Klaßen711,408/
Klasan71446/
Klasin71400/
Klasén71266/
Khlaiseng71159/
Klaaijsen7186/
Kleßen7178/
Klosen7165/
Klesin7126/
Klauschen7122/
Klasyn7119/
Clauesson7113/
Klösen7113/
Kläsen716/
Klausienė712/
Cliiessen711/
Klahasson711/
Klasên711/
Kleyesson711/
Klieeisen711/
Claussenn711/
Claasssen711/
Khlayseng711/
Kellesson710/
Clausen6741,685/
Klaaßen67903/
Claeson67725/
Clahsen67475/
Cloesen67347/
Klijsen67322/
Claeßen67144/
Kleizen67138/
Kloezen67136/
Kleeßen6789/
Klosson6770/
Cleesen6762/
Klauson6746/
Claesén6743/
Klaasin6732/
Klayson6722/
Kleshyn6720/
Classan6712/
Kleyzen6712/
Cleysen6711/
Claysen6710/
Cleusen6710/
Classén677/
Kleason676/
Klaisin676/
Kleyson675/
Klaéson675/
Khlason674/
Klaison674/
Claisen673/
Klausin673/
Klyasin672/
Klaasan672/
Klossin672/
Claszen672/
Klaußen672/
Khlasan671/
Klossan671/
Klieson671/
Cleasen671/
Klaason671/
Cleisen671/
Klhasan671/
Kluesan671/
Klaysin671/
Klashan671/
Klousen670/
Clasenn670/
Kleeson670/
Klausan670/
Clasaen670/
Clasuen670/
Kleasan670/

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Footnotes

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