Claige Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Claige Surname Definition:

The name Mac Leog in the ogam character, which is probably connected with the Irish Mac Liacc or Mac Liag, was discovered by Professor Rhys on a stone at the Friary, Arbory. Mac Liag would easily become Cleg and Clague.

'Mac Liag, Chief Poet of Erinn, ’ a.

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Claige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607

Claige Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The name Mac Leog in the ogam character, which is probably connected with the Irish Mac Liacc or Mac Liag, was discovered by Professor Rhys on a stone at the Friary, Arbory. Mac Liag would easily become Cleg and Clague.

'Mac Liag, Chief Poet of Erinn, ’ a.d. 1014.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Claige Last Name Facts

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

The last name Claige is more frequently found in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Claige? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Claige are found; 50 percent are found in East Asia and 50 percent are found in Sino-East Asia.

The surname Claige is most numerous in Taiwan, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 7,814,915. In Taiwan it is primarily found in: Taipei City, where 100 percent reside. Other than Taiwan this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Haiti, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clainge921/
Claidge920/
Claiger920/
Clage912/
Claise83715/
Clazie83147/
Cleage83111/
Clages83111/
Clager83110/
Cligge8378/
Clauge8322/
Claege836/
Claget835/
Clange832/
Chlage831/
Cligie831/
Cloige830/
Cliger830/
Clagge830/
Clagett771,489/
Claiser77146/
Claiche7764/
Cleinge7745/
Clauges7739/
Clagget775/
Claises773/
Cligget772/
Klaiger771/
Cligher771/
Clazier771/
Clachie771/
Clauger771/
Claguer771/
Claisee771/
Claudge770/
Cligett770/
Clagger770/
Clageth770/
Clase732,809/
Clise73406/
Klage73327/
Cliga73114/
Clace7394/
Claix7330/
Klige7318/
Clice7316/
Claze7312/
Claje738/
Clize735/
Clege734/
Claci734/
Clasi732/
Clagd731/
Clazi731/
Clagy730/
Clyge730/
Claggett712,162/
Clauzier71692/
Cliggett71128/
Claugher7117/
Clairzie717/
Chillage712/
Claggerr711/
Clachihe711/
Claizier711/
Cleihege710/
Claygett710/
Cliche673,669/
Clause673,466/
Clausi671,526/
Claase671,398/
Klagge67433/
Clease67246/
Cleger67241/
Clases67192/
Kligge67162/
Clazer67147/
Claser67145/
Clacey67119/
Clizer6796/
Clajer6770/
Cliser6770/
Clasis6769/
Clachi6766/
Clasey6762/
Kliege6760/
Clauze6757/
Klaege6746/
Klange6745/
Clezie6742/
Clazey6722/
Kleige6719/
Klaise6714/
Clache6713/
Clacee6711/
Cleise678/
Klauge678/
Claset675/
Cleize674/
Klasie674/
Cloise673/
Cladji673/
Clasea672/
Cleaze672/
Cluise672/
Claisi672/
Clegge671/
Klaged671/
Cliase671/
Clicey671/
Clight671/
Clizee671/
Cleget671/
Cledge671/
Kligee671/
Clisce671/
Clasci671/
Claasi671/
Clhase671/
Clidje671/
Clouge671/
Claysi671/
Clazes671/
Clazis671/
Cleghe671/
Clasid671/
Clagui671/
Chligi671/
Clauzi671/
Clizei671/
Clysie671/
Klaice671/
Kluige670/
Claugheey670/

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