Overview
people
Sample Size
2,644
Gender Distribution
Male:
96.2%
Female:
3.8%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
German, Danish and Dutch
Meaning
Claus is a variant of Nicholas, derived from the Greek ‘Νικόλαος’. The name is a combination of the words 'nike', which means 'victory', and 'laos', which means 'people'. Hence, the name Claus can be interpreted as 'victory of the people'.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
DK
1,017 samples
99%
DE
902 samples
99%
IT
127 samples
93%
AT
80 samples
100%
ES
56 samples
77%
US
49 samples
94%
BR
35 samples
97%
MX
28 samples
100%
SE
26 samples
85%
GB
23 samples
91%
NO
21 samples
100%
FR
20 samples
80%
BE
20 samples
85%
NL
20 samples
95%
RO
17 samples
100%
CH
14 samples
100%
ZA
13 samples
100%
CA
12 samples
92%
TH
10 samples
100%
CL
9 samples
89%
+ 11 more countries
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