Cleeg Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Cleeg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cleeg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Cleeg Last Name Facts

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

Cleeg has its highest incidence in Canada. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Cleeg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleeg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Cleeg are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in Canada, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada Cleeg is most frequent in: British Columbia, where 100 percent live. Aside from Canada Cleeg is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Cleeg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cleeg has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Cleeg last name declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleg8917/
Clegg8027,305/
Cleek801,800/
Clegs805/
Cleke804/
Clegt802/
Cleig800/
Clueg800/
Scleg800/
Cleag800/
Cleugh73445/
Schleg7365/
Cleque7362/
Cleggs7329/
Cleigh7319/
Cleske732/
Cilleg732/
Clegue732/
Cleagg731/
Cleeks731/
Dclegg731/
Clecke731/
Cleagh730/
Claueg730/
Cleake730/
Claegh730/
Schleig67205/
Clec67154/
Kleg6745/
Sleg6736/
Cleague6730/
Cleough6729/
Clek6717/
Clig6714/
Clex676/
Clesque673/
Schlieg671/
Cleigue671/
Schlegg671/
Chlegue671/
Scleigh670/

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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 Cleeg
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