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 last name Claytus occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Claytus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is mostly 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 frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 105 people.

The last name Claytus is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Claytus is most common in: Rivers, where 50 percent live, Lagos, where 33 percent live and Niger, where 17 percent live. Beside Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 13 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Claytus
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