Clanson Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Clanson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clanson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
Marshall Islands41:12,9551,460
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Clanson (57) may also be a first name.

Clanson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clanson is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Clanson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Clanson are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles. Clanson is also the 1,308,380th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 57 people.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Surrey, where 83 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 17 percent are found. Excluding England this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Marshall Islands, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Clanson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clanson has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Clanson surname decreased 73 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Clanson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Clanson last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleanson932/
Schlanson880/
Klanson86417/
Clansen8613/
Clancon863/
Clamson863/
Slanson861/
Clansan860/
Claansen801/
Claincon801/
Clansian801/
Cleinson801/
Clanssen800/
Clohnson800/
Schlansen750/
Slanzon7137/
Klonson714/
Klansan713/
Clansam710/
Slansen710/
Clonsen710/
Slamson710/
Slonson710/
Klansen710/
Klansang676/
Jlohnson672/
Kleinson671/

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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 Clanson
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