Cleeves Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Cleeves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cleeves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
England1431:389,63727,109
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Wales171:182,03112,022
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Cleeves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cleeves is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Cleeves.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleeves? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 699,651st most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Cleeves are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 223 people, or 1 in 1,625,376. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 21 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Washington, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Cleeves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cleeves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cleeves last name increased 1,014 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 217 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cleeves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cleeves last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cleeves earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.18% more than the national average, earning $43,226 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.64% more than the national average, earning $51,490 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleves922,274/
Cleeve92929/
Cleaves863,288/
Kleeves86106/
Clieves8631/
Cleever8630/
Sleeves869/
Claeves862/
Cleveas861/
Cleveus861/
Chleves860/
Cleveis860/
Cleve832,150/
Cleavest8014/
Cleaveus801/
Cleiveis801/
Sleeveys800/
Clever777,836/
Cleave772,404/
Clewes771,504/
Clevis77105/
Clevez7799/
Clives7733/
Clevet7714/
Kleves778/
Clèves774/
Clebes774/
Cleved773/
Cleive773/
Kleeve772/
Cleebe771/
Clevex771/
Cléves771/
Cleyve771/
Cleveh771/
Clevee770/
Cleevy770/
Clevey770/
Schleveis7514/
Cleaver7115,003/
Klevets711,707/
Clevett71317/
Klieves7143/
Clevish7130/
Clewies7117/
Schleeweis7116/
Klevies719/
Cleavey715/
Clempes714/
Cleaved713/
Cleiver712/
Clesver712/
Cleabes712/
Cleivis711/
Clenpes711/
Clewges711/
Kleveus711/
Clauves711/
Clevist711/
Cleweis710/
Cleavet710/
Chlevis710/
Cleverr710/
Schlieveis710/
Sleevys710/
Kleives710/
Cleavis710/
Clive672,446/
Kleve671,556/
Clevy67300/
Schlebes67187/
Clewe6764/
Clebe6748/
Kleeweis6728/
Schleeweiss6714/
Clève6713/
Clyve6713/
Clevé672/
Cleiverr671/
Clauebes671/
Clevi671/

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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 Cleeves
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