Clef Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Latvia

Clef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1011:657,65184,833
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Clef (110) may also be a first name.

Clef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clef is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clef? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,095,216th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. Clef is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Clef live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 31 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 895,203rd most commonly held first name globally, borne by 110 people.

The surname is most widespread in France, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 657,651. In France it is most common in: Réunion, where 32 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 31 percent are found and Grand Est, where 17 percent are found. Barring France this surname exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent are found and Latvia, where 8 percent are found.

Clef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clef has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Clef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Clef surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Clef earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $37,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleff89470/
Cleef89427/
Chlef8994/
Clepf8954/
Clief8929/
Cleaf8913/
Cleft899/
Clefe895/
Clefs891/
Clefh891/
Cleuf891/
Cleif890/
Sclef890/
Clf8613/
Cleife80104/
Schlef80100/
Cleffs8044/
Clieff8021/
Cleeff8016/
Cleffe8012/
Cleiff8010/
Chleff804/
Clefft801/
Clefss801/
Cleafe801/
Clew75135/
Clev7572/
Clif7564/
Cleb7541/
Klef7529/
Slef758/
Celf752/
Qclf751/
Zlef751/
Clff751/
Clfh751/
Clfp751/
Clfz751/
Clhf751/
Cllf751/
Clpf751/
Clyf751/
Chlf751/
Jlef751/
Kclf751/
Schleif732,036/
Schleef731,646/
Schlief731,288/
Schleff7333/
Schlehf7322/
Caileff7315/
Schleft739/
Cayleff736/
Schleaf732/
Chellef732/
Schlefe731/
Schleuf730/
Cliff6711,335/
Clift6711,213/
Chelf671,049/
Kleff67868/
Cleva67661/
Kleef67507/
Schleiff67281/
Khlef67219/
Slief67167/
Chlif67143/
Schleife67138/
Schlieff6792/
Cülfe6737/
Kleif6731/
Klief6717/
Chilf6716/
Schleeff6712/
Clevs6710/
Klefh679/
Clife677/
Clyff674/
Klepf673/
Chleb673/
Sleff672/
Cilff672/
Cloyf672/
Klefe672/
Zlefh672/
Kleaf671/
Cleev671/
Clewz671/
Clyfs671/
Scelf671/
Sleaf671/
Kllef671/
Zleef671/
Chlev671/
Cleav671/
Cqleb671/
Chlew670/
Cleab670/
Sleif670/
Clewt670/
Schlf670/
Sleef670/
Schlleif670/
Cleew670/

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