Claij Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Claij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Claij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Claij Last Name Facts

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

The surname Claij occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Claij? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Claij live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Claij is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 703,632. In The Netherlands Claij is most frequent in: South Holland, where 46 percent reside, North Holland, where 42 percent reside and Friesland, where 4 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent reside and Italy, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clai89140/
Clais80583/
Klaij8063/
Cleij8040/
Claie8036/
Claix8030/
Claid8015/
Clajs8012/
Claiz8010/
Claic8010/
Clayi8010/
Claje808/
Claja807/
Claio804/
Clait804/
Claih803/
Claip803/
Claia803/
Chlai802/
Clasj801/
Clayj801/
Cliji801/
Chlaj801/
Clijo801/
Claii801/
Qclaj801/
Claiy801/
Clijd801/
Cla75453/
Cli75127/
Clj7510/
Cellai731,801/
Clajus73137/
Claitt73134/
Clajot73127/
Claich7343/
Chlhai7314/
Claish7313/
Claies739/
Claiys738/
Claiss732/
Cellaj732/
Claids732/
Claisc731/
Clayii731/
Claidh731/
Chlaih731/
Cliaja731/
Claits730/
Claith730/
Clay6782,137/
Klai671,931/
Clas67860/
Cloa67471/
Clej67421/
Clap67367/
Clah67340/
Clau67322/
Claß67312/
Chellai67310/
Clia67175/
Clad67168/
Clio67166/
Clit67165/
Clip6783/
Klaj6779/
Clax6776/
Chla6765/
Claiche6764/
Claa6756/
Clei6755/
Clac6753/
Chli6737/
Klij6729/
Clea6719/
Claz6717/
Zlai6716/
Clúa6715/
Clis6711/
Clat679/
Clid679/
Csli679/
Clie678/
Clla676/
Clya675/
Chillai674/
Clae674/
Clic674/
Cljz674/
Clli674/
Cluj674/
Chlaihi673/
Cellaii673/
Cloi673/
Ccli673/
Clix672/
Ckla671/
Clui671/
Qlai671/
Czéllai671/
Czellaj671/
Csla671/
Qcla671/
Qclj671/
Tcli671/
Zlaj671/
Ckli671/
Clhj671/
Cljd671/
Clje671/
Clyi671/
Cqla671/
Cliy670/

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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 Claij
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