Clark Forename

13,430th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 72,829 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Clark Forename Definition:

A Old English name, meaning: Clergyman; learned man: author: reader.

Clark Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
52,8431:6,861867
Philippines
99%
 
6,8921:15,3821,779
Canada
100%
2,9091:11,3901,274
England
100%
1,1581:48,0162,296
Saudi Arabia-7581:40,6504,986
Australia-7491:18,2341,340
China-5891:2,319,28044,793
Scotland
100%
5521:9,693681
New Zealand-5241:8,657972
Brazil
100%
4961:431,92814,908
Ecuador-4051:43,7701,656
Nigeria
83%
 
4051:438,43114,400
Chile
55%
 
3881:45,3791,688
Congo
100%
3611:13,8761,617
Ghana-3371:80,0783,677
South Africa
100%
2501:218,13113,713
Gabon
100%
2411:7,8151,376
Dominican Republic-2101:49,6733,332
Peru
99%
 
1831:173,7244,854
Haiti
100%
1621:66,2164,139
DR Congo
88%
 
1371:538,88818,632
Russia
83%
 
1241:1,163,1759,481
Egypt
100%
1081:850,93516,903
Liberia
92%
 
1071:41,2342,323
Netherlands
100%
991:170,7286,919
Papua New Guinea
98%
 
991:82,3477,734
Germany
100%
961:1,007,0617,861
Zimbabwe
93%
 
961:160,66510,274
Indonesia-821:3,145,898142,337
Lesotho
100%
811:25,1853,048
Mexico
100%
811:1,532,64710,247
Japan-701:1,828,37219,052
Argentina
 
59%
661:648,0794,192
Wales
97%
 
621:49,9081,736
Ivory Coast
67%
 
611:378,29415,447
Venezuela
100%
521:580,80614,827
Sweden
100%
511:193,2926,792
Thailand
100%
511:1,373,83944,384
Sudan-491:771,5712,562
Belgium
100%
471:244,4695,458
Iraq
100%
431:814,3697,317
France
100%
401:1,661,75810,530
Kuwait-381:99,6126,886
South Korea-371:149,8496,468
Hong Kong-351:221,5063,349
India
 
81%
351:34,710,799676,029
Taiwan
100%
341:699,10832,793
Malaysia
94%
 
321:951,56134,118
Nicaragua
100%
281:214,9415,315
Qatar
100%
261:91,13911,761
Singapore
100%
241:261,9619,116
Colombia
100%
191:2,514,68019,060
Costa Rica
100%
191:250,9455,192
Denmark-181:313,8615,872
Honduras
100%
171:518,6757,750
Italy
99%
 
171:3,591,88820,165
Northern Ireland
100%
161:115,1971,540
Angola
100%
161:1,685,4132,877
Botswana-161:136,52810,720
Bermuda-131:4,987816
Cameroon-131:1,662,34637,840
United Arab Emirates-131:550,15319,206
Zambia-131:1,219,60016,711
Lebanon
100%
121:468,9646,168
United States Virgin Islands-111:9,9771,310
Guam-101:16,0651,791
Guatemala-101:1,610,8435,373
Switzerland
100%
101:821,35010,525
Bahrain-91:149,8533,890
Panama-91:434,06212,541
Tajikistan
100%
91:930,5473,856
Belarus
100%
81:1,185,2986,117
Israel
100%
81:1,050,36514,379
Norway
100%
81:641,54110,538
Pakistan
100%
71:27,765,383122,080
Spain
100%
71:6,647,13816,660
British Virgin Islands-61:5,208987
Kenya-61:7,717,85232,954
Afghanistan-51:6,524,70331,933
Uganda
100%
51:8,191,38458,906
French Polynesia-41:69,4762,352
Poland
100%
41:9,506,7785,827
Albania
100%
31:1,015,52326,928
Burkina Faso
100%
31:6,126,49060,119
El Salvador-31:2,113,9299,538
Guyana-31:254,42114,062
Kazakhstan
100%
31:5,915,61532,741
Turkey-31:25,933,90352,822
Vietnam-31:30,874,3715,995
Andorra-21:41,444944
Austria
100%
21:4,257,10013,469
Benin-21:5,287,92261,990
Czechia
87%
 
21:5,328,0818,108
Finland
50%
 
21:2,741,59219,235
Iceland-21:183,0085,215
Macau-21:304,1041,640
Namibia-21:1,202,09012,702
Oman-21:2,054,3348,531
Solomon Islands-21:290,4786,813
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
Ukraine-21:22,749,95422,291
Yemen-21:13,148,37610,677
Ireland
93%
 
11:4,643,51913,375
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Gibraltar-11:34,138985
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Kyrgyzstan-11:5,973,27746,622
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014
Micronesia-11:106,5001,462
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
New Caledonia-11:270,1643,221
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Samoa-11:195,1901,348
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Syria-11:19,306,0759,560
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933

Clark (995,376) may also be a surname.

Clark Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Old English name, meaning: Clergyman; learned man: author: reader.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

A Gaelic name: Cléireach. Also M‘ A’-Chléirich, whence Galwegian M'Chlery.

Etymology of The Principal Gaelic National Names, Personal Names, Surnames (1909) by Alexander MacBain

Clark Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clarke918,193/
Clarck91863/
Cleark9110/
Chlark917/
Dclark915/
Claark914/
Sclark913/
Cclark913/
Claurk912/
Cklark912/
Clarrk912/
Clairk912/
Tclark912/
Clarkc912/
Hclark911/
Clayrk911/
Clhark911/
Kclark911/
Clarkt911/
Clairke832/
Clairek832/
Clairks831/
Clarcke831/
Dsclark831/
Claarke831/
Clarkcs831/
Clearck831/
Klark80942/
Clarc8061/
Slark8012/
Clork809/
Clarg808/
Clarq805/
Clarx803/
Klarke7337/
Klarck7326/
Clairc732/
Khlark731/
Kilark731/
Clarcq731/
Clahrc731/
Clairg731/
Clorck731/
Clgarg731/
Kleark731/
Klaarke6725/
Clarque6712/
Claireq677/
Clairec672/
Qulwark671/
Klairkk671/
Klhlark671/
Killark671/
Clearct671/
Claireg671/

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