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
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 52,843 | 1:6,861 | 867 |
| Philippines | 99% | 6,892 | 1:15,382 | 1,779 |
| Canada | 100% | 2,909 | 1:11,390 | 1,274 |
| England | 100% | 1,158 | 1:48,016 | 2,296 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 758 | 1:40,650 | 4,986 |
| Australia | - | 749 | 1:18,234 | 1,340 |
| China | - | 589 | 1:2,319,280 | 44,793 |
| Scotland | 100% | 552 | 1:9,693 | 681 |
| New Zealand | - | 524 | 1:8,657 | 972 |
| Brazil | 100% | 496 | 1:431,928 | 14,908 |
| Ecuador | - | 405 | 1:43,770 | 1,656 |
| Nigeria | 83% | 405 | 1:438,431 | 14,400 |
| Chile | 55% | 388 | 1:45,379 | 1,688 |
| Congo | 100% | 361 | 1:13,876 | 1,617 |
| Ghana | - | 337 | 1:80,078 | 3,677 |
| South Africa | 100% | 250 | 1:218,131 | 13,713 |
| Gabon | 100% | 241 | 1:7,815 | 1,376 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 210 | 1:49,673 | 3,332 |
| Peru | 99% | 183 | 1:173,724 | 4,854 |
| Haiti | 100% | 162 | 1:66,216 | 4,139 |
| DR Congo | 88% | 137 | 1:538,888 | 18,632 |
| Russia | 83% | 124 | 1:1,163,175 | 9,481 |
| Egypt | 100% | 108 | 1:850,935 | 16,903 |
| Liberia | 92% | 107 | 1:41,234 | 2,323 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 99 | 1:170,728 | 6,919 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98% | 99 | 1:82,347 | 7,734 |
| Germany | 100% | 96 | 1:1,007,061 | 7,861 |
| Zimbabwe | 93% | 96 | 1:160,665 | 10,274 |
| Indonesia | - | 82 | 1:3,145,898 | 142,337 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 81 | 1:25,185 | 3,048 |
| Mexico | 100% | 81 | 1:1,532,647 | 10,247 |
| Japan | - | 70 | 1:1,828,372 | 19,052 |
| Argentina | 59% | 66 | 1:648,079 | 4,192 |
| Wales | 97% | 62 | 1:49,908 | 1,736 |
| Ivory Coast | 67% | 61 | 1:378,294 | 15,447 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 52 | 1:580,806 | 14,827 |
| Sweden | 100% | 51 | 1:193,292 | 6,792 |
| Thailand | 100% | 51 | 1:1,373,839 | 44,384 |
| Sudan | - | 49 | 1:771,571 | 2,562 |
| Belgium | 100% | 47 | 1:244,469 | 5,458 |
| Iraq | 100% | 43 | 1:814,369 | 7,317 |
| France | 100% | 40 | 1:1,661,758 | 10,530 |
| Kuwait | - | 38 | 1:99,612 | 6,886 |
| South Korea | - | 37 | 1:149,849 | 6,468 |
| Hong Kong | - | 35 | 1:221,506 | 3,349 |
| India | 81% | 35 | 1:34,710,799 | 676,029 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 34 | 1:699,108 | 32,793 |
| Malaysia | 94% | 32 | 1:951,561 | 34,118 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 28 | 1:214,941 | 5,315 |
| Qatar | 100% | 26 | 1:91,139 | 11,761 |
| Singapore | 100% | 24 | 1:261,961 | 9,116 |
| Colombia | 100% | 19 | 1:2,514,680 | 19,060 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 19 | 1:250,945 | 5,192 |
| Denmark | - | 18 | 1:313,861 | 5,872 |
| Honduras | 100% | 17 | 1:518,675 | 7,750 |
| Italy | 99% | 17 | 1:3,591,888 | 20,165 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 16 | 1:115,197 | 1,540 |
| Angola | 100% | 16 | 1:1,685,413 | 2,877 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Bermuda | - | 13 | 1:4,987 | 816 |
| Cameroon | - | 13 | 1:1,662,346 | 37,840 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 13 | 1:550,153 | 19,206 |
| Zambia | - | 13 | 1:1,219,600 | 16,711 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 12 | 1:468,964 | 6,168 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 11 | 1:9,977 | 1,310 |
| Guam | - | 10 | 1:16,065 | 1,791 |
| Guatemala | - | 10 | 1:1,610,843 | 5,373 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 10 | 1:821,350 | 10,525 |
| Bahrain | - | 9 | 1:149,853 | 3,890 |
| Panama | - | 9 | 1:434,062 | 12,541 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 9 | 1:930,547 | 3,856 |
| Belarus | 100% | 8 | 1:1,185,298 | 6,117 |
| Israel | 100% | 8 | 1:1,050,365 | 14,379 |
| Norway | 100% | 8 | 1:641,541 | 10,538 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 7 | 1:27,765,383 | 122,080 |
| Spain | 100% | 7 | 1:6,647,138 | 16,660 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 6 | 1:5,208 | 987 |
| Kenya | - | 6 | 1:7,717,852 | 32,954 |
| Afghanistan | - | 5 | 1:6,524,703 | 31,933 |
| Uganda | 100% | 5 | 1:8,191,384 | 58,906 |
| French Polynesia | - | 4 | 1:69,476 | 2,352 |
| Poland | 100% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Albania | 100% | 3 | 1:1,015,523 | 26,928 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 3 | 1:6,126,490 | 60,119 |
| El Salvador | - | 3 | 1:2,113,929 | 9,538 |
| Guyana | - | 3 | 1:254,421 | 14,062 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 3 | 1:5,915,615 | 32,741 |
| Turkey | - | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Vietnam | - | 3 | 1:30,874,371 | 5,995 |
| Andorra | - | 2 | 1:41,444 | 944 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Benin | - | 2 | 1:5,287,922 | 61,990 |
| Czechia | 87% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Finland | 50% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Macau | - | 2 | 1:304,104 | 1,640 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Oman | - | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 2 | 1:290,478 | 6,813 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Ukraine | - | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Ireland | 93% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
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
Clark Demographics
Clark Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 11,218 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke | 91 | 8,193 | / |
| Clarck | 91 | 863 | / |
| Cleark | 91 | 10 | / |
| Chlark | 91 | 7 | / |
| Dclark | 91 | 5 | / |
| Claark | 91 | 4 | / |
| Sclark | 91 | 3 | / |
| Cclark | 91 | 3 | / |
| Claurk | 91 | 2 | / |
| Cklark | 91 | 2 | / |
| Clarrk | 91 | 2 | / |
| Clairk | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tclark | 91 | 2 | / |
| Clarkc | 91 | 2 | / |
| Hclark | 91 | 1 | / |
| Clayrk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Clhark | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kclark | 91 | 1 | / |
| Clarkt | 91 | 1 | / |
| Clairke | 83 | 2 | / |
| Clairek | 83 | 2 | / |
| Clairks | 83 | 1 | / |
| Clarcke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dsclark | 83 | 1 | / |
| Claarke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Clarkcs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Clearck | 83 | 1 | / |
| Klark | 80 | 942 | / |
| Clarc | 80 | 61 | / |
| Slark | 80 | 12 | / |
| Clork | 80 | 9 | / |
| Clarg | 80 | 8 | / |
| Clarq | 80 | 5 | / |
| Clarx | 80 | 3 | / |
| Klarke | 73 | 37 | / |
| Klarck | 73 | 26 | / |
| Clairc | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khlark | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kilark | 73 | 1 | / |
| Clarcq | 73 | 1 | / |
| Clahrc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Clairg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Clorck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Clgarg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kleark | 73 | 1 | / |
| Klaarke | 67 | 25 | / |
| Clarque | 67 | 12 | / |
| Claireq | 67 | 7 | / |
| Clairec | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qulwark | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klairkk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klhlark | 67 | 1 | / |
| Killark | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clearct | 67 | 1 | / |
| Claireg | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Clark