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

The surname Klas (Georgian: კლას, Hindi: क्लास, Oriya: କାସ, Russian: Клас) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Klaś. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname Klas is the 111,864^th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,757,306 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Klas live; 34 percent live in Western Europe and 34 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 46,188^th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 15,092 people.

The surname Klas is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,245 people, or 1 in 64,663. In Germany it is mostly 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 surname occurs in 55 countries. It is also common 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 bearing the Klas last name rose 598 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Klas Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Klas surname are 17.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64% 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.