Claytus Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Claytus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Claytus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Claytus (105) may also be a first name.

Claytus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Claytus is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Claytus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Claytus is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Claytus live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Claytus is also the 920,134th most numerous first name in the world, held by 105 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Claytus is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 50 percent reside, Lagos, where 33 percent reside and Niger, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clatus92262/
Clytus9233/
Cleatus86235/
Clautus864/
Claytos862/
Claitus861/
Cleytus861/
Clatous861/
Clyatus861/
Claetus861/
Clatu831/
Cleattus801/
Cletus7714,709/
Clitus77168/
Slatus7773/
Clatos7725/
Klatus7713/
Clautu778/
Clytos771/
Schlytgus751/
Claytouch750/
Cleetus712,057/
Zlatous7144/
Cleitus7123/
Clestus7116/
Klatush7115/
Schlathaus719/
Cletuse719/
Clettus716/
Clataud714/
Clethus713/
Clistus712/
Clautos712/
Cleteus712/
Klataus712/
Zlataus711/
Clatosh711/
Cletous711/
Clittus711/
Clithus711/
Cletuss711/
Clautau711/
Cletaus711/
Clletus711/
Klattus710/
Zlatoust67354/
Cleettus6711/
Cletu679/
Schlatthaus678/
Chleitus671/
Clauteux671/
Clathoud671/
Schletus671/
Clethous671/
Cleetusp671/
Klatoush671/

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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
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  • 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 Claytus
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