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

The last name Clavija occurs in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Clavija click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clavija? popularity and diffusion

Clavija is the 8,193,072nd most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Clavija is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Clavija reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 60 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

The last name is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,924,691. In Colombia Clavija is primarily found in: Antioquia Department, where 67 percent reside and Valle del Cauca Department, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Colombia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Peru, where 20 percent reside.

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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