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

Klaessen is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klaessen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,674,734th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name Klaessen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Klaessen are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 194,105. In The Netherlands Klaessen is most prevalent in: Limburg, where 57 percent are found, North Brabant, where 18 percent are found and South Holland, where 16 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands Klaessen occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent are found and Belgium, where 8 percent are found.

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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