Clayes Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Clayes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clayes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France831:800,27496,515
United States411:8,840,462379,649
England191:2,932,529101,561
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Clayes (17) may also be a first name.

Clayes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clayes occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Clayes.

How Common Is The Last Name Clayes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Clayes is the 1,300,225th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Clayes reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 17 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 800,274. In France Clayes is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 80 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 10 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 2 percent reside. Barring France this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Clayes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Clayes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Clayes last name expanded 228 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 475 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clayes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Clayes last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.

Clayes earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.24% less than the national average, earning $23,196 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Claes9123,829/
Claye91531/
Clays91519/
Clyes911/
Cloyes83234/
Clawes8333/
Claies839/
Clayet838/
Clayeh838/
Claiys838/
Claess835/
Clayee833/
Klayes831/
Cklaye831/
Cleyes831/
Claues831/
Clauys831/
Clay's830/
Slayes830/
Clayed830/
Clay8082,137/
Clae804/
Clye801/
Cleeyes772/
Claysse771/
Clauese770/
Clayett770/
Cloyese770/
Claus7332,427/
Klaes732,969/
Cloes731,107/
Klaye73889/
Clees73610/
Clais73583/
Cleys73459/
Clues73415/
Cleis73209/
Cleus73166/
Cleye73140/
Cloys7372/
Slaes7350/
Claie7336/
Claya7324/
Cleas7318/
Clayt7313/
Cloye7313/
Clayo7312/
Clajs7312/
Klays7310/
Clayi7310/
Claje738/
Slays736/
Cklay735/
Cllay733/
Claue733/
Clayd733/
Clyoe732/
Clies732/
Clawe731/
Klyes731/
Claay731/
Clayh731/
Clayj731/
Clayp731/
Clauy731/
Claez731/
Cliye731/
Claiy731/
Slyes730/
Cleae730/
Chellaye7134/
Clayouse711/
Clauss677,850/
Clowes675,767/
Clause673,466/
Claise67715/
Cleyet67252/
Clease67246/
Cloyed67202/
Clauet67184/
Cleiss67159/
Klayee67150/
Cluyse67145/
Clajus67137/
Clauhs67111/
Clouye67102/
Klawes6791/
Cluyts6789/
Shlaes6780/
Klaess6769/
Cloues6757/
Chellayee6745/
Cluess6741/
Klyays6735/
Clausz6734/
Cleace6732/
Claice6726/
Cillay6725/
Cleous6720/
Cleios6718/
Claoue6716/
Cellay6715/
Clauce6714/
Claish6713/
Cleisz679/
Cleise678/
Klaehs676/
Cleuts675/
Chlaus675/
Claush673/
Cleish672/
Cloyce672/
Claiss672/
Chlais672/
Cleyus672/
Claids672/
Clauds672/
Sleyes671/
Klauys671/
Claisc671/
Clayii671/
Claytt671/
Cleuse671/
Cloyee671/
Slay's671/
Cleius671/
Cleyse671/
Slayus671/
Chlees671/
Clouys671/
Clauwe671/
Klayeh671/
Tchlayise671/
Cleyss671/
Cloess670/
Cloyds670/
Claued670/
Cleist670/
Cloyse670/
Cloies670/
Claits670/
Cllaya670/
Sluyes670/
Clagge670/
Klayst670/
Cluies670/

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Clayes Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Clayes
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis