Clavija Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Clavija Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clavija Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Clavija Last Name Facts

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

Clavija is found in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clavija? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Clavija live; 100 percent live in South America and 60 percent live in Caribbean South America.

This last name is most common in Colombia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 15,924,691. In Colombia Clavija is mostly concentrated in: Antioquia Department, where 67 percent are found and Valle del Cauca Department, where 33 percent are found. Other than Colombia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and Peru, where 20 percent are found.

Clavija Last Name Statistics demography

Clavija earn more than double the average income. In Colombia they earn 118.36% more than the national average, earning $49,572,500 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clavia925/
Clavij923/
Clavijo8657,633/
Clavica863/
Slavija861/
Clavijos80246/
Clavejas8018/
Claviejo801/
Clavijio801/
Clavio771,345/
Clavie77470/
Slavia7725/
Klavia7711/
Clabia779/
Clavjo778/
Clavié776/
Clavau772/
Zlavia771/
Clavay771/
Clovia771/
Clavier718,280/
Claveau715,311/
Clavaud711,429/
Slavica71749/
Clavejo71432/
Clavico71139/
Clavaux71100/
Claviez7163/
Clavioz7142/
Claviso7135/
Clabijo7135/
Clavies7129/
Clavais7112/
Slavisa719/
Clavizo713/
Klavaja711/
Klaviya711/
Clampia711/
Clavajo711/
Slavița711/
Claveio711/
Clayvie711/
Chlabia711/
Clouvia711/
Clavoit710/
Cleavie710/
Clavault6711/
Slavuica678/
Clauvier672/
Clavigio672/
Clavicho672/
Clavizzo671/
Chlahbia671/
Clavizio671/
Slaviesa671/
Chlaibia671/
Klavijit671/

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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 Clavija
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