Cleef Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

Cleef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cleef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2021:83,60013,946
Germany1721:468,05540,982
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
France21:33,211,361423,184
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Cleef (276) may also be a first name.

Cleef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cleef is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleef? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 692,305th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Cleef reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Cleef is also the 534,713th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 276 people.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 83,600. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Limburg, where 35 percent reside, North Brabant, where 22 percent reside and South Holland, where 21 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 40 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Cleef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cleef has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cleef surname grew 733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cleef Last Name Statistics demography

Cleef earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.72% less than the national average, earning $29,464 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleeff9116/
Clef89224/
Schleef831,646/
Kleef80507/
Cleff80470/
Chlef8094/
Clepf8054/
Clief8029/
Cleaf8013/
Cleft809/
Clefe805/
Clefh801/
Cleuf801/
Cleev801/
Clefs801/
Zleef801/
Claef801/
Cleif800/
Sleef800/
Sclef800/
Cleew800/
Schleeff7712/
Cleife73104/
Schlef73100/
Cleffs7344/
Shleef7326/
Kleeff7324/
Clieff7321/
Sleefe7318/
Cleffe7312/
Cleiff7310/
Zleefh737/
Chleff734/
Clieaf731/
Kleefh731/
Chleew731/
Cleafe731/
Sleefh731/
Khleef731/
Clefft731/
Clefss731/
Schleif672,036/
Schlief671,288/
Clew67135/
Clev6772/
Clif6764/
Cleb6741/
Schleff6733/
Klef6729/
Schlehf6722/
Schleft679/
Slef678/
Schleaf672/
Chellef672/
Schlefe671/
Khleefh671/
Zlef671/
Clyf671/
Jlef671/
Sleeffe670/
Schleuf670/

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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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  • 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 Cleef
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