Claer Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
France

Claer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Claer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
France451:1,476,060142,161
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Claer (83) may also be a first name.

Claer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Claer Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Claer is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Claer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Claer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,348,199th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Claer are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 28 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 83 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 1,750,119. In Germany Claer is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 96 percent are found and Hesse, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in France, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Claer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Claer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Claer surname increased 292 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Claer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Claer surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Claer earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 14.79% less than the national average, earning $36,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.27% more than the national average, earning $60,748 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clauer91702/
Clayer91145/
Claerr91131/
Clajer9170/
Claert9126/
Clawer9110/
Claier913/
Cleaer912/
Clauier831/
Clagger830/
Clahher830/
Clair8017,236/
Clear806,030/
Cloer802,015/
Cluer80759/
Claur80670/
Cleer80461/
Klaer80452/
Clier80119/
Cleur80101/
Cleir8032/
Clyer802/
Clayr800/
Cuellaer772/
Claggerr771/
Chillaer771/
Claire7320,340/
Claure7310,816/
Clower733,304/
Cleare731,861/
Klauer731,850/
Klaere73223/
Klawer73203/
Klayer73163/
Cleair7371/
Cleard7370/
Clayre7328/
Klajer7310/
Cleire7310/
Cloher737/
Klaier737/
Klaehr735/
Claird734/
Clayjr732/
Cllier732/
Clayor731/
Clahir731/
Claiar731/
Klaher731/
Cloyer731/
Clouer731/
Cloesr731/
Clhair731/
Cleyer731/
Cleure731/
Clairr731/
Cklear731/
Cleier730/
Klawier6719/
Klauwer6718/
Klauert6711/
Clogger679/
Klaehre676/
Clairre674/
Klagger674/
Clogier673/
Clugier671/
Clouier671/
Cloherd671/
Clowerd670/
Claurre670/
Cloyher670/
Cellear670/
Clohier670/
Clayard670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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 Claer
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