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

Cleak has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Cleak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleak? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname Cleak is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 464,317. In England Cleak is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 23 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 20 percent live and City of Bristol, where 14 percent live. Other than England this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common 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 through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cleak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cleak surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for 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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