Clafton Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Clafton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clafton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
England721:773,86242,299
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Clafton (18) may also be a first name.

Clafton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clafton is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clafton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,009,375th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Clafton reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Clafton is also the 2,608,198th most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname Clafton is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 3,553,519. In The United States Clafton is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 45 percent reside, Michigan, where 23 percent reside and Arizona, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States Clafton is found in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Clafton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clafton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,020 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 101 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clafton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Clafton surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Clafton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.92% more than the national average, earning $54,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.97% more than the national average, earning $56,625 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleafton932/
Klafton8615/
Clofton864/
Clavton861/
Clawton860/
Claphton8012/
Clawthon801/
Clowton711/
Slaftan711/
Clobton711/
Slawton710/
Slaubton670/
Kleawtong633/
Klawthong631/
Kliawtong631/
Clouphton631/
Kleawthong597/
Kliawthong596/
Klowton571/
Slowthong501/
Kleowtong501/

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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
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  • 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 Clafton
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