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Worldwide, Krauss (Krauss , קראוס , クラウス ) is a rare boy's given name. The first name Krauss is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name, Italy, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name, and China, where it is an extremely rare boy's name. Much more prevalently, Krauss is the last name as well as the forename.
Krauss is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Klaus Harmony , the musical artist; Klaus Heissler , the character from the animated series American Dad!; Klaus Beimer , the fictional character from Lindenstraße; Klaus Hargreeves , character in The Umbrella Academy and Klaus Baudelaire , the fictional character, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, and in many other works.