Clifford Forename

3,553rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 296,059 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Clifford Forename Definition:

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

Clifford Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
147,3221:2,461450
England
100%
29,3721:1,893328
South Africa
100%
13,4081:4,067771
Nigeria
100%
12,7821:13,8921,632
Canada
100%
10,8731:3,047569
Ghana
100%
10,6191:2,541405
Philippines
100%
10,0431:10,5561,401
Zimbabwe
99%
 
7,6531:2,015372
Jamaica-7,0421:40975
Kenya
100%
6,7241:6,887984
Zambia-5,9941:2,645452
Sierra Leone-4,3721:1,621330
Malawi
98%
 
3,7231:4,596699
Haiti
100%
3,6931:2,905449
Sri Lanka-2,7181:7,6521,215
Wales
100%
2,6421:1,171258
Sudan-1,7851:21,1802,091
Australia-1,0861:12,5761,072
India
100%
1,0601:1,146,11171,725
Cameroon
100%
9081:23,8001,987
Saudi Arabia-8741:35,2554,434
Scotland
100%
8071:6,630553
New Zealand-6161:7,364883
Mauritius-6051:2,145388
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
5671:2,401461
Northern Ireland
100%
5371:3,432460
Guyana
100%
4791:1,593290
Botswana
100%
4481:4,876824
Bahamas-3651:1,094277
Papua New Guinea
99%
 
3551:22,9642,284
Malaysia
100%
3511:86,7526,334
Ireland
98%
 
2981:15,582896
Belize
100%
2781:1,274275
Dominican Republic-2591:40,2752,918
Barbados-2521:1,150266
Malta-2051:2,094393
Liberia
100%
2031:21,7341,478
Netherlands
100%
1951:86,6774,747
Thailand
100%
1911:366,83719,245
Brazil
100%
1871:1,145,64828,804
Fiji-1731:5,1581,243
Panama
100%
1731:22,5812,145
Nicaragua
100%
1661:36,2552,050
Germany
100%
1641:589,4995,792
Suriname
100%
1481:3,735834
Solomon Islands
100%
1341:4,336579
Tanzania
100%
1301:406,06412,600
Singapore
100%
1201:52,3926,732
Vanuatu-1061:2,470570
Bahrain-1041:12,9682,016
United Arab Emirates-1041:68,7695,867
Seychelles
100%
1031:900221
Peru
100%
991:321,1266,852
Indonesia-911:2,834,766132,216
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
851:1,313230
United States Virgin Islands-811:1,355280
Jersey-781:1,282280
Sweden
100%
771:128,0255,131
Antigua and Barbuda-761:1,308280
Curaçao
100%
761:2,050472
Hong Kong-751:103,3702,833
Grenada
100%
701:1,545326
Turks and Caicos Islands
100%
691:50372
Guam-661:2,434508
France
100%
651:1,022,6217,961
Qatar
100%
611:38,8465,076
Saint Lucia
100%
611:2,915538
Costa Rica
100%
601:79,4662,836
Spain
100%
581:802,2417,895
Kuwait-571:66,4085,422
Uganda
100%
551:744,67114,611
Ecuador-531:334,4704,408
Japan-481:2,666,37621,939
China-471:29,065,01760,971
Denmark-451:125,5443,329
Namibia-421:57,2423,348
Pakistan
96%
 
411:4,740,43147,266
Israel
100%
391:215,4596,407
Saint Kitts and Nevis
100%
391:1,407321
Chile
73%
 
381:463,3485,820
Lesotho
100%
371:55,1355,648
Portugal-371:281,3755,179
Venezuela
100%
351:862,91119,455
Honduras
100%
341:259,3375,353
Mexico
100%
301:4,138,14817,999
British Virgin Islands
100%
281:1,116260
Northern Mariana Islands-261:2,103430
Mozambique-251:1,089,7341,713
Bermuda-241:2,701544
Belgium
100%
221:522,2758,300
Switzerland
100%
221:373,3416,715
Aruba-211:4,942942
Oman-211:195,6513,243
Norway
100%
191:270,1236,107
South Korea-191:291,8129,421
Nauru
100%
171:70285
Cayman Islands-161:3,831730
Montserrat-161:30519
Austria
100%
151:567,6135,057
Gibraltar-141:2,438470
Iraq-141:2,501,27613,388
Italy
89%
 
141:4,361,57821,991
Cyprus
100%
131:67,0062,311
Iceland-131:28,1551,788
New Caledonia
100%
131:20,7821,589
Russia
100%
121:12,019,47542,911
Lebanon
100%
111:511,5976,402
Finland
100%
101:548,3186,147
Greece
100%
101:1,093,4559,717
Taiwan
100%
101:2,376,96855,480
Bangladesh-91:17,717,93019,122
Egypt-91:10,211,21621,716
Libya-91:691,2571,282
Paraguay
100%
91:804,0896,114
Swaziland-91:144,4641,815
Togo-91:804,3604,738
Argentina
50%
 
71:6,110,46314,292
Croatia
100%
71:602,4396,285
Estonia-61:219,2306,245
Kazakhstan
100%
61:2,957,80819,121
Anguilla
100%
51:2,651523
Colombia
100%
51:9,555,78540,229
Dominica-51:15,094483
Vietnam-51:18,524,6234,897
Afghanistan-41:8,155,87935,337
Angola-41:6,741,6524,704
Bolivia-41:2,650,3514,903
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
Equatorial Guinea-41:284,422684
French Polynesia-41:69,4762,352
Gambia-41:481,649818
Georgia-41:934,61613,351
Ivory Coast-41:5,768,98376,946
Samoa-41:48,798712
Turkey-41:19,450,42745,600
Guatemala
100%
31:5,369,4769,171
Puerto Rico-31:1,183,4345,646
Senegal
100%
31:4,860,45220,187
Congo
100%
21:2,504,60231,783
Czechia-21:5,328,0818,108
Hungary
100%
21:4,895,8864,852
Macau-21:304,1041,640
Maldives-21:216,9523,781
Marshall Islands
100%
21:25,6153,101
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
Cape Verde-11:529,1516,361
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
Djibouti-11:915,6642,132
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
Guinea-11:11,858,6477,978
Isle of Man
100%
11:85,023723
Laos-11:6,586,8561,888
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Luxembourg
100%
11:564,0495,042
Monaco
100%
11:38,4662,379
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Poland
100%
11:38,027,1129,241
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha-11:5,829386
Saint Martin-11:35,746277
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958

Clifford (70,558) may also be a surname.

Clifford Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Clifford Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Cliefford9414/
Cliffordd9413/
Chlifford948/
Cleifford947/
Cliffordt947/
Cliffordh944/
Clifforrd944/
Cloifford943/
Cclifford943/
Cliffoerd943/
Cliofford942/
Cliffoird942/
Cliffoord942/
Cliffortd942/
Claifford942/
Clidfford941/
Cliffhord941/
Cliffordz941/
Tclifford941/
Hclifford941/
Cliford9317,963/
Cliffor93140/
Clhiffhord891/
Clefford88326/
Cliffort88266/
Klifford88157/
Cliffard88156/
Clieford8871/
Clliford8850/
Clyfford8828/
Claiford8823/
Cleiford8811/
Cliffore887/
Clitford885/
Cliffurd885/
Clioford884/
Clisford884/
Clidford883/
Chliford882/
Clifhord882/
Clifoord882/
Cliforrd882/
Clipford882/
Clidffor881/
Clifffor881/
Cliffoor881/
Clihford881/
Scliford881/
Zlifford881/
Jlifford881/
Clifordt881/
Clifforp881/
Clifor86271/
Cleefford8251/
Cleafford8215/
Clayfford825/
Cilliford822/
Cliffaurd821/
Clifforte821/
Chlefford821/
Khlifford821/
Kliffourd821/
Cliffardt821/
Cllieford821/
Clifort80533/
Cleford80519/
Clyford80349/
Kliford80144/
Clifard80118/
Kliffor8011/
Cleifor804/
Clyffor803/
Clitfor802/
Clifurd802/
Claifor802/
Clisfor801/
Cliffar801/
Cleffor801/
Cliffforth785/
Cliefforth781/
Cliffourth781/
Clayford75823/
Cleeford75427/
Cliphord7582/
Cleaford7547/
Cleyford7524/
Cliforth7514/
Klieford758/
Klefford758/
Chlyford757/
Cleffort755/
Kliffard754/
Kleiford754/
Clesford754/
Cliforte753/
Clepford752/
Klyfford752/
Clyffurd751/
Cleifort751/
Clifoort751/
Cleffard751/
Clefforr751/
Cleffurd751/
Clefordp751/
Cleidfor751/
Chleford751/
Kliffort751/
Clifhard751/
Cleuford751/
Klifor7129/
Clefor7120/
Killiford7110/
Clifar714/
Cleefhord714/
Chlayford712/
Cliffhart712/
Clyfor712/
Claiforth711/
Clayfhord711/
Cleadford711/
Cleafhord711/
Clepfhord711/
Cleedford711/
Cleef'ord711/
Cleefords711/
Clefforth711/
Chlefhord711/
Chleyford711/
Klifard67113/
Clefort6747/
Kleford6716/
Klifort6716/
Klyford6711/
Clefard674/
Clyfort674/
Cleyfor674/
Kleifor673/
Chlleyford672/
Clayfor672/
Klyffor672/
Cliphor671/
Clyfoor671/
Clyfurd671/
Cleafor671/
Clifart671/
Clefore671/
Slifard671/
Klifoor671/
Kleffor671/
Klaifor671/

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