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

The surname Klaus (Arabic: كلاوس) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This last name is the 12,892^nd most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 167,468 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Klaus live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe. Klaus is also the 795^th most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 1,083,396 people.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 25,464 people, or 1 in 3,162. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live, Bavaria, where 15 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 105 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Switzerland, where 4 percent live.

Klaus Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Klaus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Klaus surname rose 1,046 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 830 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Klaus Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Klaus last name is primarily Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Sunni (50%) in Lebanon and Christian (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Klaus surname are 16.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.72% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Klaus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.74% less than the national average, earning 270,844 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.93% less than the national average, earning R 90,480 per year; in United States they earn 9.4% more than the national average, earning $47,205 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.48% more than the national average, earning $57,376 CAD per year.