Cleavy Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Cleavy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cleavy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Cleavy (44) may also be a first name.

Cleavy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cleavy occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cleavy.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleavy? popularity and diffusion

Cleavy is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Cleavy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Cleavy reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,525,482nd most numerous first name in the world, borne by 44 people.

The last name Cleavy is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Connecticut, where 33 percent live, Illinois, where 33 percent live and Michigan, where 33 percent live. Barring The United States Cleavy occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live.

Cleavy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cleavy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cleavy surname decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cleavy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleavey925/
Clevy91300/
Clavy913/
Cleave832,404/
Clavey83654/
Cleava832/
Clauvy831/
Cleivy831/
Clavay831/
Clasvy830/
Cleevy830/
Kleavy830/
Clevey830/
Cleaver7715,003/
Cleaves773,288/
Cleasby771,444/
Cleaved773/
Cleavet770/
Cleavis770/
Clave735,740/
Cleve732,150/
Clava73555/
Clavé73147/
Clavi7335/
Clewa7311/
Clévy734/
Klevy732/
Clevé732/
Clevi731/
Clavè731/
Cleby731/
Claby731/
Klavy731/
Clewy730/
Killeavy7161/
Cleavest7114/
Cleavitt717/
Cleasbey710/
Kelleavy710/
Cilleway710/
Claver6727,995/
Clever677,836/
Cleves672,274/
Clavet671,975/
Clavio671,345/
Clasby671,226/
Cleeve67929/
Claves67356/
Clavis67269/
Klevyy67244/
Clevis67105/
Clevez6799/
Clavez6791/
Klevay6748/
Clieve6731/
Clavee6715/
Clawey6714/
Clevet6714/
Clabey6710/
Kleway679/
Clevio679/
Kleviy675/
Chlaby674/
Clavér673/
Cleive673/
Clavij673/
Cleved673/
Clavid672/
Clavit672/
Clampy672/
Cleyve671/
Claboy671/
Cleveh671/
Cleabe671/
Cleivi671/
Cleaba671/
Clibay671/
Clewys671/
Chleve671/
Klevøy671/
Cleboy671/
Claviz671/
Cleyva671/
Clavha671/
Claave670/
Clivey670/
Clevee670/
Klavey670/
Claway670/
Killeavey670/
Clesby670/

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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
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  • 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 Cleavy
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