Klass Surname

49,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Guyana

Klass Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Descendant of Nicolaas (people's victory).

Klass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3,5431:40,6785,477
United States2,2541:160,80716,375
Germany1,8221:44,1855,788
South Africa4551:119,07214,155
Kazakhstan4481:39,4705,212
Belarus2941:32,3175,591
Guyana2421:3,150583
Poland1361:279,47634,080
Brazil1181:1,814,18958,634
England1061:525,64232,946
Lesotho1051:19,3584,061
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Australia991:272,68424,601
Ukraine951:479,18655,632
Botswana881:24,8515,011
Argentina511:838,10654,910
Kyrgyzstan501:119,45313,745
Transnistria421:11,3022,219
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Moldova361:98,92711,954
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Azerbaijan111:877,19313,780
Israel91:950,84857,975
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Latvia71:292,86424,791
Armenia71:418,5978,462
India61:127,844,230863,365
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
France51:13,284,544357,392
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Palau11:21,643223
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2191:229,30919,344

Klass (611) may also be a first name.

Klass Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Descendant of Nicolaas (people's victory).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from an acronym/abbreviation) and (from an ancestor's occupation) Klass is the acronym kle zemer, the musical ensemble that entertained at weddings, etc. The group was commonly called the Klezmer.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Klass Last Name Facts

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

Klass (Russian: Класс) is found most frequently in Russia. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klass? popularity and diffusion

The last name Klass is the 49,833rd most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 706,774 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Klass are found; 29 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 27 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 337,969th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 611 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 3,543 people, or 1 in 40,678. In Russia Klass is primarily found in: Moscow, where 13 percent reside, Irkutsk Oblast, where 5 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 4 percent reside. Not including Russia this last name exists in 67 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Germany, where 18 percent reside.

Klass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Klass has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Klass surname expanded 1,029 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klass Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Klass surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Orthodox (71%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Klass surname are 18.45% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 65.22% registered with the party.

The amount Klass earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 14.15% less than the national average, earning R 204,012 per year; in United States they earn 13.91% more than the national average, earning $49,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.91% more than the national average, earning $67,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klauss911,443/
Klasse91365/
Klaiss91324/
Klaass91117/
Klyass9141/
Khlass9135/
Kliass9133/
Gklass911/
Klas894,147/
Klaasse83812/
Klausse831/
Killass831/
Klassss831/
Klassse830/
Klaus8043,516/
Klaas8028,806/
Kloss8012,235/
Class808,423/
Klase80689/
Klais80435/
Klahs80289/
Klash80136/
Klasz8091/
Klajs8050/
Kleas8045/
Klias8039/
Klays8010/
Kllas806/
Khlas806/
Klyas805/
Klasd803/
Klaës801/
Klasp800/
Klassova7756/
Klassová775/
Clauss737,850/
Klaase732,974/
Klause731,725/
Kellas731,329/
Kleiss731,129/
Classe731,128/
Klausz73735/
Klyaus73445/
Klease73196/
Klosse73182/
Kliaus73116/
Klooss7395/
Killas7350/
Klyays7335/
Klauzs7333/
Klajst7330/
Klyoss7328/
Klaits7321/
Klyats7320/
Klasch7318/
Claass7316/
Klaise7314/
Klauhs7314/
Klaats7312/
Kleats739/
Kleuss739/
Klaush738/
Klaihs738/
Khlase736/
Klatts735/
Klaist735/
Klaisz734/
Kllias734/
Klauts733/
Claiss732/
Khlaas732/
Klaužs731/
Klauys731/
Kleast731/
Klaušs731/
Klohss731/
Kliasz731/
Kyllas731/
Khlias731/
Klaish730/
Klaast730/
Klouss730/
Klayst730/
Klaussová711/
Klos6713,856/
Claisse673,331/
Clausse672,960/
Clas67860/
Klaß67802/
Klausch67786/
Klousse67617/
Klasová67508/
Klaś67214/
Klać67169/
Killias67117/
Klasova6791/
Killase6791/
Klaushe6770/
Klaz6769/
Claasse6758/
Klasche6738/
Kellash6716/
Kellias6713/
Klós678/
Killeas672/
Kelloss671/
Klyaits671/
Klyauts671/
Klaggis671/
Kiellas671/
Klač671/
Kyllias671/
Gkellas671/
Gkillas671/
Claysse671/
Claussz671/
Clauhss671/

Klass Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klass in the Russian language
Классklass-

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