Cleak Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Cleak Surname Definition:

From the French, Cliquet; a personal name.

Cleak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:464,31730,397
Australia641:421,80833,593
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Wales131:238,04114,239
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Cleak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the French, Cliquet; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cleak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cleak has its highest incidence in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleak? popularity and diffusion

Cleak is the 1,011,991st most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Cleak live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

Cleak is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 464,317. In England Cleak is primarily found in: Greater London, where 23 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 20 percent live and City of Bristol, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Cleak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cleak has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cleak surname expanded 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cleak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cleak last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Cleak earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 91.55% more than the national average, earning $82,653 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleake910/
Clak89152/
Clek8917/
Clack809,466/
Cleek801,800/
Chlek80674/
Clake80274/
Cleck8087/
Chlak8022/
Claek809/
Cliek805/
Cleke804/
Cleac803/
Claik803/
Clakk802/
Clauk802/
Kleak802/
Clhak801/
Cliak801/
Czlek801/
Claak800/
Cleag800/
Cluek800/
Cellek731,142/
Clacks7396/
Cellak7351/
Chliek7318/
Chleck737/
Chlakh734/
Chlekh734/
Clauck734/
Claiak734/
Claick734/
Cleick733/
Chlake732/
Cleske732/
Cleeks731/
Cleyck731/
Claiks731/
Ch'lak731/
Chlaek731/
Clecke731/
Cleagg731/
Chlaak731/
Kleaks731/
Cleuck730/
Clasks730/
Kleatk730/
Cleagh730/
Klak672,439/
Klek67467/
Chleikh67207/
Clec67154/
Clik67151/
Clax6776/
Chillak6762/
Clac6753/
Cleac'h6745/
Cleague6730/
Zlak6723/
Chillek6722/
Cleg6717/
Clex676/
Clag672/
Czellak671/
Chlaakh671/
Claussk671/
Kleakeh671/
Člek671/
Qlek671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cleak
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