Cleese Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Cleese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cleese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
England251:2,228,72284,230
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Cleese (13) may also be a first name.

Cleese Last Name Facts

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

Cleese (Arabic: كليسي) occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Cleese click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleese? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,075,631st most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name Cleese occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Cleese are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cleese is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 53 percent live, Colorado, where 10 percent live and Nevada, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States Cleese occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Cleese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cleese has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 148 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 208 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cleese Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cleese surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

Cleese earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleeser920/
Clees91610/
Clese9124/
Schleese86200/
Clesse83738/
Kleese83293/
Clease83246/
Cleece8319/
Cleise838/
Cleser834/
Sleese832/
Cleets831/
Cleuse831/
Cleyse831/
Claese831/
Cloese830/
Cles8068/
Schleeser802/
Schlese77195/
Cellese7711/
Cleiser776/
Clesser774/
Kleesie772/
Claesse771/
Cleazes771/
Cleasey771/
Clesses771/
Cleidse771/
Cleuser771/
Cleisse771/
Cleiose771/
Cleydse771/
Clauese770/
Cleaser770/
Sleeser770/
Cloesey770/
Clessey770/
Cloyese770/
Klees732,927/
Clase732,809/
Cleys73459/
Clise73406/
Clesi73385/
Cless73231/
Cleis73209/
Clyse7327/
Cleas7318/
Klese7315/
Slese7311/
Clesh737/
Clege734/
Ckles734/
Clece733/
Clest733/
Clesy732/
Clies732/
Cleze732/
Clesa731/
Cleís731/
Clehs731/
Cleje731/
Clesz730/
Clets730/
Schleuse7150/
Schleise7129/
Gilleese7123/
Clehouse7110/
Schlesse713/
Cloweser711/
Schliese711/
Kleetseh710/
Schlease710/
Cloweses710/
Sleesser710/
Chlesser710/
Clouse6710,941/
Clause673,466/
Claase671,398/
Schlesser671,247/
Klesse671,186/
Classe671,128/
Claise67715/
Celles67699/
Kliese67401/
Cleger67241/
Slease67221/
Klease67196/
Cleiss67159/
Kloese67151/
Cluyse67145/
Cleage67111/
Clessi6776/
Cleusa6771/
Kleege6770/
Cliser6770/
Kleise6763/
Clasey6762/
Schlesies6759/
Schleiser6752/
Ckless6751/
Cilles6751/
Kleest6750/
Kleess6742/
Clezie6742/
Cleace6732/
Sleece6731/
Clisse6719/
Kleesh6718/
Jleesi6713/
Clacee6711/
Cledje6711/
Klaese6711/
Cleisz679/
Klesey678/
Clessy678/
Slesee678/
Kleseh676/
Clessa675/
Cleize674/
Cloise673/
Kluese673/
Klesei673/
Clezer673/
Cleish672/
Clesci672/
Clasea672/
Cleaze672/
Clesie672/
Kleset672/
Sleser672/
Clesis672/
Clejer672/
Cleche672/
Cluise672/
Clegge671/
Kleesz671/
Chlheiser671/
Chellejee671/
Cleech671/
Cletts671/
Cliase671/
Clizee671/
Zleses671/
Sledse671/
Sleeze671/
Cleget671/
Cledge671/
Cleusy671/
Kleges671/
Kleesa671/
Sclise671/
Cledce671/
Cleuce671/
Klesea671/
Schletser671/
Cléser671/
Clecie671/
Qleesa671/
Cleyss671/
Cleasy670/
Cleist670/
Gccles670/
Kleehs670/
Cleshy670/
Cloyse670/
Kleece670/
Schleyser670/
Sleise670/
Cleetz670/
Schlesses670/

Cleese Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cleese in the Arabic language
كليسيklysy-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cleese
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