Clavin Surname

230,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Clavin Surname Definition:

Ó Claimhín A sept of Leix and Offaly. The name is sometimes anglicized as Swords, q.v. SIF 34

Clavin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9651:375,60533,232
England2661:209,46618,018
Ireland1941:24,2732,334
Argentina1491:286,86922,979
Philippines521:1,946,889117,777
Australia321:843,61652,533
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
France161:4,151,420237,746
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1931:22,9532,555
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:337,03826,036

The alternate forms: Clavín (1) are calculated separately.

Clavin (482) may also be a first name.

Clavin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Claimhín A sept of Leix and Offaly. The name is sometimes anglicized as Swords, q.v. SIF 34

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Claimhín A sept of Leix and Offaly. The name is sometimes anglicized as Swords, q.v. SIF 34

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Clavin Last Name Facts

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

Clavin (Marathi: कळवीन) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Clavín. Click here for further potential spellings of Clavin.

How Common Is The Last Name Clavin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clavin is the 230,222nd most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,145,362 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Clavin live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 387,276th most widespread forename worldwide It is held by 482 people.

Clavin is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 965 people, or 1 in 375,605. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 16 percent are found, Missouri, where 15 percent are found and California, where 13 percent are found. Outside of The United States Clavin occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and Ireland, where 11 percent are found.

Clavin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Clavin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Clavin last name increased 648 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 985 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 101 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clavin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Clavin surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Clavin are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.91% registered with the political party.

Clavin earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.56% more than the national average, earning $44,253 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clavín941/
Clavain92217/
Cleavin9224/
Chlavin9213/
Claivin929/
Clavina925/
Clavine923/
Clauvin921/
Clavion920/
Schlavin8669/
Clavecin862/
Clavaine861/
Cleaving860/
Slavin8311,455/
Claven83326/
Klavin83110/
Clovin8397/
Xlavin836/
Jlavin832/
Schlavion801/
Schlavine800/
Klavina773,190/
Slavina772,740/
Klyavin77119/
Sleavin7759/
Klaving7719/
Slaving7714/
Cleaven7713/
Slavine778/
Slyavin778/
Szlavin777/
Khlavin775/
Shlavin775/
Sclovin774/
Klavine774/
Clavaín774/
Clovine774/
Clawien773/
Clavene772/
Klavint772/
Slavion771/
Clabine771/
Clovion771/
Cleuvin771/
Slavien771/
Clayven771/
Slavain771/
Clabein771/
Clavean771/
Cleovin770/
Klyavina71276/
Kleaving7171/
Schlaven7145/
Klyatvin7120/
Gklavina7119/
Claboine7116/
Slyavina713/
Clayboin712/
Klyayvin712/
Cliovina712/
Slavitin711/
Khlyavin711/
Claubine711/
Kliaving711/
Clavesen711/
Slahavin711/
Gillavin710/
Cleavend710/
Sillavin710/
Slaven676,369/
Slovin67482/
Cloven67214/
Slavyn67169/
Klaven6785/
Clovyn6731/
Schlawien6716/
Slavinova6715/
Klovin6712/
Šliavienė6712/
Cleaveand6711/
Zlovin676/
Clovén675/
Klyayvina674/
Slavim674/
Clawen671/
Claiboine671/
Zlavinova671/
Gillavein670/

Clavin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Clavin in the Marathi language
कळवीनkalavina-

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