Clements Forename
Approximately 1,084 people bear this name
Clements Forename Definition:
A male name. Latin clemens, clementis, ‘mild’, ‘merciful’, the name of a saint, the first of the Apostolic Fathers and a disciple of St Paul, and of many subsequent popes. St Clement has over 40 church dedications in this country, and his name was a favourite one from the end of the 12th C until the Reformation; C.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 99% | 351 | 1:43,942 | 3,953 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98% | 280 | 1:29,115 | 2,894 |
| United States | 96% | 275 | 1:1,318,316 | 25,181 |
| South Africa | 100% | 29 | 1:1,880,436 | 57,269 |
| Germany | 100% | 21 | 1:4,603,708 | 19,313 |
| England | 100% | 20 | 1:2,780,146 | 31,455 |
| Canada | 100% | 15 | 1:2,208,891 | 31,635 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 14 | 1:12,683,169 | 134,057 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 12 | 1:21,496,972 | 534,363 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 11 | 1:1,536,553 | 22,602 |
| Philippines | 100% | 8 | 1:13,251,185 | 172,764 |
| Australia | - | 6 | 1:2,276,270 | 19,652 |
| India | 100% | 5 | 1:242,975,594 | 2,326,743 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 4 | 1:7,550,473 | 90,577 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 4 | 1:7,612,485 | 167,458 |
| Scotland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,337,592 | 11,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Liberia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Singapore | - | 2 | 1:3,143,527 | 27,876 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Ireland | 96% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Thailand | 100% | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
The alternate forms: Cléments (1) are calculated separately.
Clements (90,755) may also be a surname.
Clements Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Latin clemens, clementis, ‘mild’, ‘merciful’, the name of a saint, the first of the Apostolic Fathers and a disciple of St Paul, and of many subsequent popes. St Clement has over 40 church dedications in this country, and his name was a favourite one from the end of the 12th C until the Reformation; C. W. Bardsley, Dictionary of English and WelshSurnames (pub. 1901) gives some 15 surnames derived from it, including Clement, Clements, Clemens, Clemson. The Tractarians revived the name in the 19th C, with reference rather to Clement of Alexandria than to the Pope.
Clemens Curia Regis Rolls 1199-1215. Clement Hundred Rolls 1273. Clem Hundred Rolls 1273.
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