Clearke Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Clearke Surname Definition:

Derived from the Latin dericus, the name formerly given to those who possessed the accom­plishments of reading and writing, is probably, in the Isle of Man, a translation of Mac y Chlery.

'Conchobar Ua Cleirigh, lector of Cill-dara, ' A.

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Clearke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Clearke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Derived from the Latin dericus, the name formerly given to those who possessed the accom­plishments of reading and writing, is probably, in the Isle of Man, a translation of Mac y Chlery.

'Conchobar Ua Cleirigh, lector of Cill-dara, ' A.D. 1126. John Clerk was ‘Judge of Mann’ in 1418.

'Gubon M’Cubon CLEARKE, commissary to Bishop Fully, Bishop of Sodor, ' A.D. 1430.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Clearke Last Name Facts

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

Clearke is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clearke? popularity and diffusion

Clearke is the 14,316,765th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Clearke live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India it is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent live.

Clearke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clarke92422,456/
Clerke92545/
Cleark9246/
Clarkie8624/
Clarcke8617/
Clarkee866/
Clarkey866/
Claarke863/
Clarkke862/
Clarrke862/
Claerke861/
Clairke861/
Cliarke861/
Clerkie861/
Clearck861/
Clarkez861/
Clarkée861/
Cllarke860/
Clerkey860/
Clark83995,376/
Clerk833,196/
Klearkeh8016/
Clearque803/
Clarkesr801/
D'Clarke801/
Schlarke800/
Clarck77442/
Clerck77156/
Slarke77129/
Klerke7771/
Klarke7758/
Clarka7742/
Clarky7712/
Claark7711/
Clarkc777/
Cclark776/
Cllark775/
Clasrk774/
Hclark774/
Claerk774/
Clairk774/
Clearc773/
Cklark772/
Clarkj772/
Clarce772/
Clarkg772/
Clarki771/
Clarkz771/
Clerki771/
Kleark771/
Clerce770/
Clarrk770/
Clarkk770/
Schloerke7534/
Clarkkeys751/
Schlerker750/
Clergue711,886/
Clerque71881/
Clarque7199/
Klercke7137/
Cleirec7130/
Klarker718/
D'Clark715/
Klaerke713/
Clarkii712/
Klerker711/
Clarcey711/
Clarkyt711/
Sloerke711/
Clarkay711/
Klearky711/
Klarcke711/
Schliercke711/
Clargue711/
Slaerke710/
Slarkey710/
Clarcky710/
Slarkee710/
Clerc6723,958/
Klerk671,726/
Klark671,015/
Clerx67929/
Gillerke6746/
Schlerka6739/
Clerq6726/
Klercker6724/
Clärk6724/
Clarc6714/
Clearc'h6712/
Clarková679/
Clerg674/
Clirk673/
Clarg671/
Clarquet671/
Clãrk671/
Clarcheh671/
Clerques671/
Clarkova671/
Clarquez671/
Clarq671/
Clarkkay670/
Clerkiss670/

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