Klaß Surname

429,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Klaß Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klaß Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8011:100,50612,462
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Klaß Last Name Facts

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

The last name Klaß has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klaß? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 429,827th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 9,086,716 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Klaß are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 801 people, or 1 in 100,506. In Germany Klaß is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 18 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klauß891,413/
Klaiß8983/
Klaaß8960/
Klaße8950/
Kloß755,074/
Klas754,147/
Claß75312/
Klaś75214/
Klać75169/
Klaz7569/
Klač751/
Klaus6743,516/
Klaas6728,806/
Klass6710,311/
Clauß674,904/
Klaić67944/
Klase67689/
Kleiß67649/
Klauz67606/
Klais67435/
Klahs67289/
Klash67136/
Klooß67107/
Klasz6791/
Klajs6750/
Kleas6745/
Klias6739/
Claaß6734/
Klacz6720/
Klohß6713/
Klyaz6712/
Klays6710/
Kleuß679/
Kålax679/
Claße679/
Khlas676/
Kllas676/
Kloße675/
Klyas675/
Klasd673/
Klaës671/
Klajč671/
Klace671/
Klaaz671/
Klasp670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Klaß
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