Clav Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Clav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
France141:4,744,480251,814
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

Clav (18) may also be a first name.

Clav Last Name Facts

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

Clav has its highest incidence in Taiwan. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Clav? popularity and diffusion

Clav is the 2,555,468th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 46 percent of Clav are found; 37 percent are found in East Asia and 37 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Clav is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname Clav is most frequently held in Taiwan, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 1,116,416. In Taiwan it is mostly concentrated in: Changhua County, where 48 percent live, Yilan County, where 24 percent live and Taoyuan City, where 19 percent live. Excluding Taiwan Clav exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in France, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chlav8919/
Clavs892/
Claiv891/
Cleav891/
Chliav8030/
Cellav8022/
Clahav801/
Cleavs801/
Slav752,722/
Claw75525/
Clap75367/
Claf7552/
Klav7539/
Clab7511/
Clov755/
Xlav751/
Qlav751/
Clapp6715,880/
Claps672,292/
Clauw67929/
Clape67160/
Claff67126/
Kılav67102/
Clasp6775/
Clowa6759/
Clova6736/
Chlov6734/
Klaiv6727/
Clapt6715/
Chlab6715/
Cleaf6713/
Šlavs6712/
Claib679/
Clayb676/
Tzlav676/
Tslav676/
Slavz675/
Cloov675/
Žlavs674/
Claub674/
Claip673/
Khlav673/
Sllav672/
Slaiv672/
Schlavch672/
Klavz672/
Claap672/
Sclaf672/
Clapf671/
Klauv671/
Klayv671/
Clouv671/
Clauf671/
Slavf671/
Sliav671/
Kliav671/
Slavs671/
Clayp671/
Claup671/
Qclab671/
Slaav671/
Cslaw671/
Cleov671/
Clovs671/
Claft670/
Clayw670/
Sclaw670/
Clawh670/
Cleab670/

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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
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  • 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 Clav
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