Clayon Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Liberia

Clayon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clayon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France131:5,109,440259,941
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Clayon (198) may also be a first name.

Clayon Last Name Facts

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

Clayon occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clayon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clayon is the 2,843,861st most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Clayon are found; 40 percent are found in West Africa and 28 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Clayon is also the 644,447th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 198 people.

This surname is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 5,109,440. In France it is mostly found in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 92 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 8 percent are found. Beside France Clayon exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Clayon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clayon has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Clayon last name declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chlayon927/
Clayion921/
Claon9120/
Clayn914/
Clahon8372/
Klayon8338/
Slayon8313/
Clayne838/
Cleyon838/
Cliyon836/
Cleaon835/
Clayom831/
Claytn831/
Clajon831/
Clayen831/
Claymn830/
Clayan830/
Clayang7799/
Clahoun7720/
Clayten7715/
Claysen7710/
Clayhan778/
Klayaon776/
Schlayn773/
Claytin772/
Cleoyon772/
Chlhyon771/
Clayent771/
Slayont771/
Slayoon771/
Slawyon771/
Cleyoun771/
Clayjan771/
Claynne771/
Klayong771/
Klayonn771/
Klaiyon771/
Cleyone770/
Clain738,982/
Cleon731,054/
Klayn73412/
Clean73377/
Cloin73295/
Klaon73150/
Cloen7383/
Cleyn7361/
Claen7332/
Cléon7316/
Claun7310/
Cljan733/
Claym733/
Zlayn731/
Cloun730/
Cloyn730/
Clyen730/
Clayssen7166/
Claggion7166/
Schlayen7121/
Claossen710/
Klyayn671,851/
Claine67303/
Clejan67244/
Klahon67224/
Sleyon67176/
Claing67167/
Slayen6787/
Slayne6746/
Cloyne6743/
Sloyon6743/
Shlayn6738/
Cleone6728/
Cloyan6726/
Chloen6724/
Cleyne6723/
Clauen6723/
Klayen6717/
Cleane6716/
Klaion6715/
Klajon6713/
Clausn678/
Chellayan678/
Chlajn677/
Cleant677/
Clount676/
Clehan676/
Clujan676/
Klayan675/
Cleoun675/
Claund674/
Cleand674/
Cleann674/
Klayin674/
Klayne674/
Slayin673/
Chlaen673/
Chloun673/
Clauan673/
Clhoun672/
Slayan672/
Claian672/
Clound671/
Chillayan671/
Claehn671/
Clawen671/
Cloine671/
Cloune671/
Cloung671/
Cluian671/
Clowen671/
Clouan671/
Sliyon671/
Cleont671/
Chlain671/
Cleyen671/
Cliion671/
Cléjan671/
Kclean671/
Clainn671/
Claiom671/
Cleoon671/
Klaayn671/
Cclain670/
Claien670/
Claunn670/
Claunt670/
Clehon670/

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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 Clayon
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