Cleve Forename

76,017th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 7,227 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Cleve Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller by the] cliff.

Cleve Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
5,0181:72,2473,588
Congo
80%
 
7461:6,715929
Jamaica-3511:8,2141,017
Canada
100%
1921:172,5707,000
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
1341:10,1601,498
England
100%
981:567,37711,528
Brazil
100%
921:2,328,65446,767
DR Congo
58%
 
821:900,33727,216
Philippines
88%
 
751:1,413,46034,721
South Africa
100%
481:1,136,09741,500
Australia-431:317,6196,238
New Zealand-351:129,6015,007
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
81%
 
241:4,649822
Argentina
 
69%
191:2,251,2238,037
Peru
71%
 
171:1,870,08619,702
Cameroon-171:1,271,20631,253
Guyana
100%
161:47,7044,533
Zimbabwe
100%
161:963,98934,627
Venezuela
100%
151:2,013,46035,361
Cayman Islands-141:4,378794
Nigeria
100%
141:12,683,169134,057
Israel
100%
131:646,37811,150
Solomon Islands-101:58,0963,433
Hong Kong-91:861,4145,456
United States Virgin Islands-71:15,6781,755
Germany
100%
71:13,811,12541,547
Honduras-71:1,259,63812,726
India
100%
71:173,553,9961,904,752
Mexico
67%
 
71:17,734,91843,346
Antigua and Barbuda-61:16,5662,341
Thailand
100%
61:11,677,636152,954
Singapore
100%
61:1,047,84215,242
British Virgin Islands-61:5,208987
Kenya
100%
51:9,261,42235,582
Uruguay-41:856,9098,493
Iraq-41:8,754,46516,071
Indonesia-41:64,490,917960,943
Sweden
100%
41:2,464,47734,955
China-31:455,351,92789,064
Ecuador-31:5,908,97318,111
Chile
100%
31:5,869,06926,159
Uganda
67%
 
31:13,652,30774,436
Saint Lucia
100%
31:59,2724,116
France-21:33,235,17058,100
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Barbados-21:144,8942,643
Belgium
100%
21:5,745,02030,381
Grenada
100%
21:54,0623,078
Netherlands
100%
21:8,451,04232,813
Papua New Guinea
100%
21:4,076,157155,819
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Mali-11:16,977,7558,714
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Ukraine-11:45,499,90832,056
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Tanzania
100%
11:52,788,31985,066
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Ivory Coast-11:23,075,933135,227
Gabon
100%
11:1,883,3364,538
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769
Belize-11:354,3097,663

The alternate forms: Clève (1,334) & Cléve (5) are calculated separately.

Cleve (2,150) may also be a surname.

Cleve Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller by the] cliff.

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

Cleve Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clève931,334/
Cléve935/
Clever9156,239/
Cleves91982/
Cleave91468/
Cleive91139/
Cleeve91101/
Clevea9128/
Cleuve9124/
Cleyve9122/
Clevet9121/
Clevey9120/
Chleve913/
Clevee911/
Scleve911/
Cleved911/
Clve899/
Cleiver831,236/
Cleyver83384/
Cleaver83359/
Cleives8334/
Cleaves8331/
Clevett8311/
Cklever8310/
Cleyves836/
Cleeves835/
Chlever834/
Cleever834/
Clevest833/
Cleavee832/
Cleavey832/
Cleveth832/
Cleverr831/
Cleveas831/
Cleveis831/
Cleveys831/
Clevher831/
Cleivez831/
Cleavea831/
Cleavet831/
Cleyved831/
Clive80137,194/
Clebe80586/
Clevy80562/
Clevi80295/
Clyve80160/
Kleve8081/
Cilve8075/
Sleve8020/
Celve8013/
Clver807/
Cylve805/
Clves803/
Clewe802/
Clvea801/
Chlve801/
Zleve801/
Jleve801/
Clvey801/
Clehiver7712/
Cleisver773/
Cleaveah773/
Cleveish771/
Cleyvher771/
Clheiver771/
Cleber7396,873/
Clevis731,629/
Cliver731,529/
Cleibe731,102/
Clevio73848/
Clebes73842/
Claive73664/
Cleiva73550/
Cleube73292/
Clives7398/
Cleybe7381/
Cleyvi7374/
Chilve7369/
Cleivi7356/
Clebea7353/
Clivea7347/
Clivet7344/
Cleavy7344/
Clevys7337/
Clayve7335/
Cleivy7331/
Kleive7323/
Clivey7315/
Cleuvi7314/
Cléver7311/
Sleeve7311/
Cleviz7311/
Cleyva739/
Clévie739/
Cleava738/
Cilvea738/
Chelve737/
Kleeve737/
Kleyve737/
Clebet736/
Slever736/
Clivee736/
Cleavi736/
Celvey736/
Chlive736/
Clevoy735/
Clyvet735/
Clevit734/
Cleeva734/
Clyvee734/
Slevie734/
Clebey734/
Cleuvy734/
Clesvy733/
Klevea733/
Klevie733/
Clevid733/
Clebie733/
Celvee732/
Clived732/
Cilvey732/
Clèvie732/
Kleuve732/
Clyvey731/
Clévea731/
Clêver731/
Clívea731/
Clívet731/
Clisve731/
Clivej731/
Cllive731/
Cllves731/
Clouee731/
Clempe731/
Clevih731/
Clevyd731/
Clevyo731/
Cleabe731/
Cliebe731/
Clievy731/
Clebeu731/
Chlevy731/
Cglive731/
Celvea731/
Celbee731/
Sleave731/
Slevea731/
Slevey731/
Slieve731/
Sclive731/
Klieve731/
Klevee731/
Jlever731/
Shleve731/
Sleive731/
Sleéve731/
Klevey731/
Clebei731/
Cluive731/
Clèves731/
Chellevea711/
Cleiber672,701/
Cleyber67572/
Clayver67269/
Claiver67260/
Kleyver67255/
Cleivis67141/
Cleyvis67135/
Cleibes6779/
Clue6754/
Slevest6722/
Cleivys6715/
Cleyvid6710/
Slve679/
Cleavis679/
Cleivio679/
Clisbee677/
Clebher677/
Cleivid677/
Clevois675/
Cleywer675/
Cleubea675/
Clebeth674/
Clayvet674/
Clayves674/
Cleybes674/
Clva674/
Claives674/
Jlve674/
Cleaber673/
Chelvea673/
Cloiver673/
Clisver673/
Kleveer673/
Cleeber673/
Ckleber673/
Clwe673/
Sleiver673/
Cleberr672/
Clleber672/
Chelbee672/
Clivett672/
Cleberh672/
Cleivit672/
Cloyver672/
Klevher672/
Kcleber672/
Clvy672/
Cleybey672/
Cleyvio672/
Klevest672/
Cleubee671/
Cloives671/
Clivest671/
Cillevi671/
Clevish671/
Clevist671/
Clevith671/
Clevoyd671/
Cleybet671/
Clbe671/
Cleyvit671/
Cleyvys671/
Clesbet671/
Cleubey671/
Clebett671/
Cleeboi671/
Cleibea671/
Cleibei671/
Chelvee671/
Chelvei671/
Shlevie671/
Selleve671/
Sleeves671/
Slevech671/
Schlvey671/
Khleive671/
Kleveth671/
Kcleibe671/
Cleevis671/
Keyleve671/
Kleivet671/
Wclevia671/
Kleuvie671/
Kleyves671/
Kleives671/
Klejver671/
Caèlvie671/
Cheilve671/
Claivet671/
Cklives671/
Clayvhe671/
Cleabes671/
Clechvi671/
Cleibey671/
Clisvei671/
Cllayve671/
Cllyver671/
Cloivez671/
Cluivhe671/
Cluyver671/
Clvi671/
Clwv671/
Cleovao671/
Clesber671/
Cleubei671/
Cleywet671/

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  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cleve