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Clavinger Surname Definition:
Clavinger: the keeper of the keys; also a mace-bearer. As a surname, Cleaver and Claver.
Clavinger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Clavinger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Clavinger: the keeper of the keys; also a mace-bearer. As a surname, Cleaver and Claver.
— Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleavinger | 95 | 324 | / |
| Klavinger | 89 | 74 | / |
| Clavenger | 89 | 18 | / |
| Slavinger | 89 | 4 | / |
| Cleavenger | 84 | 695 | / |
| Clavince | 82 | 3 | / |
| Clovenger | 78 | 2 | / |
| Clauvince | 78 | 1 | / |
| Clavinche | 78 | 1 | / |
| Klavenger | 78 | 1 | / |
| Slavingerová | 76 | 7 | / |
| Clevengier | 74 | 1 | / |
| Cleveenger | 74 | 1 | / |
| Cleveanger | 74 | 1 | / |
| Cleevenger | 74 | 1 | / |
| Clevengeer | 74 | 0 | / |
| Clovince | 71 | 9 | / |
| Clavence | 71 | 1 | / |
| Klawiger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Klevenger | 67 | 7 | / |
| Clavinchi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Klavinsjr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klavenga | 59 | 45 | / |
| Klavengay | 56 | 2 | / |
| Cleovence | 56 | 1 | / |
| Cleovenir | 56 | 1 | / |
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