Claas

Claas Meaning & Origin

About Claas
The surname Claas is of German origin and is derived from the given name Klaus, which is a short form of Nikolaus. Nikolaus is the German form of the name Nicholas, which means "victory of the people" or "people's triumph." Therefore, the surname Claas can be interpreted to mean "son of Klaus" or "descendant of Nicholas."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Claas is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Claas: 201
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 91,625
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Claas based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Claas is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KLS
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C402
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K L AA1 Z
🌐 IPA
/claas*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KLS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C420

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Claas in Braille

Here's how to represent Claas in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Claas in braille

How to sign the name Claas using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Claas using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Claas in sign language

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