Claey Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Claey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Claey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Claey (4) may also be a first name.

Claey Last Name Facts

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

Claey is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Claey? popularity and diffusion

Claey is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Claey is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Claey reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Claey is also the 6,192,526th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 4 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most common in: Washington, where 67 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 33 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 25 percent reside.

Claey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Claey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Claey last name declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Claeye9171/
Clawey9114/
Clayey911/
Clae894/
Cleaeys832/
Clawiey831/
Claye80531/
Cleye80140/
Klaey8039/
Claie8036/
Cloey8028/
Cluey8027/
Claje808/
Cleay802/
Claoy801/
Clauy801/
Clawe801/
Claet801/
Cleae800/
Clatea7369/
Cleays7331/
Claoue7316/
Claess735/
Clooey735/
Cleaer732/
Claeio732/
Clasea732/
Cklaye731/
Clauwe731/
Clouey731/
Clauys731/
Clueey730/
Clowey730/
Cloe67804/
Clayeux67274/
Claeijs6756/
Klae6749/
Clahiya676/
Classea674/
Khlawey673/
Chillae673/
Cloujey671/
Claueio671/
Clatoya671/
Clahher670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Claey
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