Clans Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Clans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Clans (17) may also be a first name.

Clans Last Name Facts

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

Clans is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clans? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clans is the 3,141,416th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Clans reside; 46 percent reside in Southern Africa and 46 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 17 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa Clans is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Barring South Africa it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 18 percent live and Israel, where 10 percent live.

Clans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Clans surname decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clans Last Name Statistics demography

Clans earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.53% less than the national average, earning R 136,572 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clanse918/
Clains911/
Clasns911/
Cleans910/
Clyans910/
Clacens8367/
Cleanse8322/
Clasens8313/
Claçens831/
Clahans830/
Xlans80305/
Klans8064/
Clams8010/
Clanz804/
Jlans801/
Clons801/
Slans800/
Classens77641/
Claasens77455/
Claaßens7730/
Clausens774/
Cellians771/
Claytens771/
Classins771/
Chillans770/
Clausins770/
Clance73539/
Claims7348/
Clyons7334/
Klians7312/
Cleons735/
Clanch734/
Cleins732/
Klains732/
Clions731/
Zlanse731/
Klansø731/
Clonse731/
Cloins730/
Clyams730/
Klauns730/
Slains730/
Claassens715,388/
Cleassens715/
Clayssens714/
Claissens711/
Claunch672,545/
Sillans67152/
Clanche6797/
Gillans6718/
Schlanz6714/
Schlons675/
Kellans675/
Slatins673/
Cliance672/
Sellans672/
Zellans672/
Clonshe672/
Clannch671/
Klacins671/
Klasins671/
Cllions671/
Cleance671/
Claince671/
Gellans671/
Clannce670/
Claunce670/
Cleinns670/
Closins670/
Klahans670/
Killans670/

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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 Clans
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