Claire Surname
Approximately 20,340 people bear this surname
Claire Surname Definition:
(English, French) Descendant of Clair (illustrious), a man's name; the light-complexioned man; one who came from Clare (clayey slope), the name of several places in England; one who came from St. Clare or St. Clair, the name of various places in France.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 4,910 | 1:2,768 | 488 |
| France | 3,681 | 1:18,045 | 1,998 |
| Rwanda | 3,101 | 1:3,665 | 908 |
| United States | 2,392 | 1:151,530 | 15,562 |
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Israel | 1,514 | 1:5,652 | 854 |
| England | 540 | 1:103,182 | 10,844 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| New Zealand | 310 | 1:14,607 | 2,564 |
| Australia | 232 | 1:116,361 | 12,902 |
| Canada | 232 | 1:158,817 | 16,066 |
| DR Congo | 219 | 1:337,350 | 29,912 |
| Kenya | 161 | 1:286,832 | 18,555 |
| Mauritius | 66 | 1:19,597 | 4,046 |
| Singapore | 64 | 1:86,058 | 3,478 |
| Ivory Coast | 56 | 1:411,986 | 13,976 |
| Belgium | 49 | 1:234,625 | 29,441 |
| China | 49 | 1:27,904,522 | 1,516 |
| Thailand | 49 | 1:1,441,599 | 197,614 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Mexico | 47 | 1:2,640,983 | 21,548 |
| Cameroon | 46 | 1:451,501 | 37,608 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| Jamaica | 39 | 1:73,588 | 3,551 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:191,208 | 10,357 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Lebanon | 15 | 1:375,806 | 11,209 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Belize | 7 | 1:50,782 | 2,565 |
| Haiti | 7 | 1:1,526,272 | 14,436 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 17 | 1:260,580 | 11,064 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1:1,107,971 | 42,566 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 139 | 1:361,285 | 27,442 |
The alternate forms: Clairé (20) are calculated separately.
Claire (896,603) may also be a first name.
Claire Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English, French) Descendant of Clair (illustrious), a man's name; the light-complexioned man; one who came from Clare (clayey slope), the name of several places in England; one who came from St. Clare or St. Clair, the name of various places in France.
Claire Demographics
Claire Political Affiliation
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Claire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Claire Come From? nationality or country of origin
Claire (Arabic: لكلير) occurs more in Chad more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Clairé. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Claire? popularity and diffusion
The last name Claire is the 26,467th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 358,286 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Claire live; 26 percent live in West Africa and 24 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,031st most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 896,603 people.
The last name is most widespread in Chad, where it is carried by 4,910 people, or 1 in 2,768. Outside of Chad it occurs in 111 countries. It is also common in France, where 18 percent are found and Rwanda, where 15 percent are found.
Claire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Claire has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Claire surname expanded 1,721 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,455 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 88 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Claire Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Claire surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Latin Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Claire surname are 14.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.75% registered with the political party.
The amount Claire earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.24% less than the national average, earning $41,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.8% less than the national average, earning $49,287 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Claire Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Claire in the Arabic language | ||
| لكلير | lklyr | - |
| بكلير | bklyr | - |
| كلاير | klayr | - |
| كلير | klyr | - |
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