Cleavley Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cleavley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cleavley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508

Cleavley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cleavley is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleavley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Cleavley live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England it is most prevalent in: Essex, where 88 percent are found and Greater London, where 13 percent are found. Excluding England it exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 38 percent are found.

Cleavley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cleavley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Cleavley surname decreased 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleaveley94398/
Clevley930/
Cleevley881/
Clavle861/
Cleeveley8214/
Clewley801,041/
Clawley80105/
Clevler809/
Slavley802/
Clabley800/
Cleevely75245/
Clewly716/
Slavle711/
Klavle711/
Clable711/
Clably710/
Clawly710/
Clauble671/
Clewler671/
Clabler670/
Slawley670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Cleavley
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis