Clairbois Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Clairbois Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clairbois Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1061:108,45916,244
France361:1,845,076161,051
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Clairbois Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clairbois is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Clairbois click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clairbois? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clairbois is the 1,310,135th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Clairbois live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Clairbois is most widely held in Belgium, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 108,459. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Walloon Region, where 75 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 19 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 6 percent are found. Not including Belgium this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 21 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clairvois892/
Clerbois82547/
Clairboy8219/
Clairvis821/
Clairvoix786/
Clairboux782/
Clairzuis781/
Clairvous781/
Claervois781/
Clairboth780/
Clarvis75122/
Clairvo751/
Clarboe751/
Claruis750/
Clervois7116/
Clairvoy711/
Clarbout710/
Clairbaux67107/
Clairbaut6720/
Klarbo6714/
Cleirbout678/
Clarby671/
Clairveus671/
Klarbi671/
Clairwest671/
Clairebay671/

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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 Clairbois
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