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Where Does The Last Name Cleaves Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Cleaves is most common in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleaves? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Cleaves is the 136,498^th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,216,407 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Cleaves reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099^th most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 31 people.

The last name Cleaves is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,428 people, or 1 in 149,283. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 20 percent live, Maine, where 8 percent live and Massachusetts, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Cleaves Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Cleaves has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 395 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 263 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 504 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cleaves Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Cleaves are 9.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.2% registered with the political party.

The amount Cleaves earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.51% less than the national average, earning R 74,832 per year; in United States they earn 5.94% less than the national average, earning $40,587 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning $49,775 CAD per year.