Clee Surname

174,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Clee Surname Definition:

A variant of Clay, q.v.

Clee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9711:57,3826,910
United States3681:984,94373,005
Australia3451:78,2489,133
France2441:272,22441,905
Wales1851:16,7271,817
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Honduras631:139,9441,926
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Belgium221:522,57550,051
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Finland71:785,24338,644
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Barbados31:95,8161,797
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5291:46,0785,717
Wales971:16,169965
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

The alternate forms: Clée (10) are calculated separately.

Clee (439) may also be a first name.

Clee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Clay, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Lincoln and Salop.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Clee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clee is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Clée. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clee? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clee is the 174,363rd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,961,213 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Clee reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 409,203rd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 439 people.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 971 people, or 1 in 57,382. In England it is most common in: West Midlands, where 24 percent reside, Worcestershire, where 10 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Not including England this surname exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Clee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clee has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Clee last name increased 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 694 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 191 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Clee surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Clee last name are 19.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Clee earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.54% less than the national average, earning R 112,788 per year; in United States they earn 3.43% more than the national average, earning $44,629 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.34% more than the national average, earning $55,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clée9210/
Clees89610/
Cleer89461/
Cleye89140/
Cleet89100/
Cleed8910/
Clehe896/
Chlee894/
Sclee893/
Cleie892/
Cleej891/
Kclee891/
Cleje891/
Cleue891/
Cleae890/
Cle86529/
Schlee804,266/
Cleyet80252/
Clayee803/
Cleech801/
Cleets801/
Cloyee801/
Chlees801/
Cleyes801/
Sclhee801/
Cellee801/
Cleett800/
Cleetz800/
Klee7516,189/
Slee755,254/
Clet753,276/
Cler752,148/
Clue75900/
Cloe75804/
Clej75421/
Clep75357/
Cley75348/
Cles7568/
Clei7555/
Cleß7528/
Cleu7521/
Clea7519/
Clez7519/
Cleh7512/
Zlee759/
Clie758/
Jlee757/
Chle755/
Clae754/
Xlee754/
Ccle754/
Ckle753/
Clye751/
Cled751/
Cleï751/
Qcle751/
Qlee751/
Scle751/
Clje751/
Czle751/
Gcle751/
Kcle751/
Schleer73578/
Schleeh73215/
Schleep7344/
Schlehe7325/
Schlees7311/
Chillee733/
Schleet733/
Schleed732/
Cleeyes732/
Chellee732/
Celle673,677/
Sleep673,458/
Sleet671,646/
Clech671,516/
Clowe67727/
Claye67531/
Cleys67459/
Chleh67250/
Cless67231/
Klehe67222/
Cleis67209/
Cloue67168/
Cleus67166/
Shlee67157/
Kleye67140/
Kleeh67135/
Kleie67127/
Cille67100/
Cölle6798/
Schleher6776/
Cleux6760/
Clepf6754/
Schleetz6753/
Cleip6745/
Sleed6743/
Cleij6740/
Cleat6739/
Schle6736/
Claie6736/
Cleas6718/
Cleaz6715/
Cleyp6714/
Cloye6713/
Clepp6712/
Slees6710/
Chley6710/
Cleah678/
Cleiß678/
Claje678/
Clesh677/
Clett677/
Sleer676/
Chler676/
Jhlee675/
Cleha675/
Chlle675/
Cleya674/
Qleet674/
Ckles674/
Clerr673/
Khlee673/
Claue673/
Chles673/
Clead673/
Clest673/
Cloie672/
Clyoe672/
Clehr672/
Qulee672/
Cleia672/
Cleiz672/
Clley672/
Kleeß672/
Clawe671/
Chlet671/
Cleud671/
Zllee671/
Sclea671/
Scley671/
Tslee671/
Kleue671/
Chlei671/
Tchle671/
Cliue671/
Cle'a671/
Clehs671/
Clejp671/
Cleou671/
Jleed671/
Hklee671/
Cliye671/
Cleyd671/
Cleyi671/
Sllee671/
Sleez671/
Zleey671/
Ckhle671/
Cllei671/
Hqlee671/
Kleea671/
Cleut670/
Cluie670/
Clesz670/
Clets670/
Kleey670/
Kllee670/
Cledd670/

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