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) is found most in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleese? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,075,631st most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Cleese live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Cleese is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 53 percent live, Colorado, where 10 percent live and Nevada, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Cleese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cleese has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cleese last name grew 148 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 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 with the Republican Party 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

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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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