Surname Klaus in modern Croatia

Klaus families are Croats and they are mostly from Kutina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Kutina.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Klaus live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zbjegovaca (<10), Kutina (<10), Sracinec in Varazdin area (<10), Dugo Selo (<10), and in Detkovac in Virovitica area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Klaus (including: Claus , Clauss , Klauss , Klausz , Clauhs , Clausz and Klauhs ) is present in 103 countries worldwide. The family name "Klaus " is used by some 60000 people in Germany , about 20000 in the United States , and some 10000 people in Brazil. "Klauss " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 500 in the United States , and some 400 people in Brazil. "Klausz " is used by some 500 people in Hungary , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Neven Klaus, Darko Klaus, Branko Klaus, Ankica Klaus, Željko Klaus, Zdravko Klaus, Tamara Klaus, Denis Klaus, Nina Klaus, Božidar Klaus, Lidija Klaus, Marijan Klaus, Mirjana Klaus, Marina Klaus, Sandra Klaus, Silva Klaus, Petar Klaus, Dragutin Klaus, Ivan Klaus

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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