Clarek Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Clarek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clarek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Clarek Last Name Facts

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

Clarek is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Clarek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clarek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clarek is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Clarek are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Clarek is primarily concentrated in: Cambridgeshire, where 33 percent live, Greater London, where 33 percent live and West Midlands, where 33 percent live. Excluding England this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent live and Ireland, where 14 percent live.

Clarek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clarek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Clarek surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clareke921/
Schlarek861/
Klarek8356/
Clarik839/
Clarec833/
Clarjk832/
Clareg832/
Slarek831/
Zlarek831/
Claryk831/
Clareq831/
D'Clairek801/
Clarick7718/
Clearyk773/
Szlarek771/
Gillarek712/
Clairetc711/
Clarkova711/
Clearick710/
Klorek67799/
Klarik6744/
Claric6725/
Slorek677/
Clarig675/
Clorec675/
Czellarik671/
Klarec671/
Slarik671/
Zlorek671/
Klarex671/

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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 Clarek
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