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

The last name Klas (Georgian: კლას, Hindi: क्लास, Oriya: କାସ, Russian: Клас) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms: Klaś. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 111,864^th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,757,306 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Klas reside; 34 percent reside in Western Europe and 34 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Klas is also the 46,188^th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 15,092 people.

The last name Klas is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 1,245 people, or 1 in 64,663. In Germany it is primarily found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 25 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Bavaria, where 18 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Poland, where 10 percent are found.

Klas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Klas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Klas surname expanded 598 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Klas Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (70%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Klas are 17.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Klas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.93% less than the national average, earning R 80,952 per year; in United States they earn 22.53% more than the national average, earning $52,869 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.51% more than the national average, earning $74,279 CAD per year.