Cleere Surname

212,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cleere Surname Definition:

Vars. of Clare, q.v. [cp. English clear, from French clair]

Cleere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8491:5,546875
United States7321:495,16241,717
England2551:218,50218,526
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Wales121:257,87814,969
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
France21:33,211,361423,184
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland891:49,7744,200
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Cleere Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Vars. of Clare, q.v. [cp. English clear, from French clair]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cleere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cleere is found most in Ireland. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleere? popularity and diffusion

Cleere is the 212,114th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,752,598 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Cleere are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Cleere is most prevalent in Ireland, where it is borne by 849 people, or 1 in 5,546. In Ireland Cleere is primarily found in: Leinster, where 73 percent reside, Munster, where 27 percent reside and Ulster, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Ireland this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Cleere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cleere has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Cleere surname expanded 954 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,284 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cleere Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cleere surname is primarily Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cleere last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

Cleere earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.31% less than the national average, earning $42,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleered921/
Cleerre921/
Clere911,409/
Cleer91461/
Cleare831,861/
Cleret831,638/
Cleres83109/
Clerey8338/
Kleere8336/
Cleire8310/
Cleery839/
Clerre833/
Clesre831/
Clerer831/
Cleure831/
Cluere830/
Cler802,148/
Cellere77128/
Clearey7745/
Clearer774/
Clerest773/
Kleyere772/
Cleirea772/
Cleares771/
Clierre771/
Clerret771/
Cleirer771/
Celleer770/
Clerett770/
Cleerry770/
Clare7324,119/
Clear736,030/
Clery733,250/
Kleer731,609/
Cleri731,018/
Clert73213/
Clier73119/
Clera73110/
Slere7380/
Cleir7332/
Klere7311/
Clère734/
Clerr733/
Clyre733/
Clire732/
Clehr732/
Clére732/
Ckler731/
Schleret71184/
Cuillere7111/
Chellere715/
Schlerer712/
Celleher712/
Clauerie711/
Cillerre711/
Clajerie711/
Killeere710/
Schlerey710/
Cleary6746,209/
Claire6720,340/
Claure6710,816/
Clerge675,752/
Clarey672,591/
Celler67612/
Ciller67418/
Sleire67306/
Klaere67223/
Cleris67202/
Clerie67165/
Cleard6770/
Cleray6766/
Cléret6743/
Claery6730/
Clayre6728/
Cleroy6723/
Clerry6718/
Clerio6716/
Cöller6713/
Clères678/
Kleher677/
Cleryd676/
Clarre673/
Clarea673/
Cleara673/
Claree672/
Cllier672/
Cleury672/
Cleyra672/
Slerer672/
Cleiri672/
Cleiry672/
Schlerett672/
Klerey671/
Cklear671/
Clahre671/
Clerys671/
Cllare671/
Cloure671/
Kleera671/
Scleri671/
Cuillerey671/
Cliery671/
Cllera671/
Cleriy671/
Clarei671/
Clerid671/
Cloire670/
Cliare670/
Cluire670/
Claare670/
Cloyre670/
Kleare670/
Kleery670/
Clyres670/
Cleryh670/
Cluery670/

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