Clefas Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Clefas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 66 | 1:53,960 | 7,713 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Cléfas (1) are calculated separately.
Clefas (91) may also be a first name.
Clefas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Clefas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Clefas is carried by more people in Moldova than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Cléfas. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Clefas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,907,068th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Clefas are found; 69 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 69 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Clefas is also the 998,282nd most widely held first name on earth, held by 91 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Moldova, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 53,960. In Moldova Clefas is primarily concentrated in: Edineț District, where 45 percent reside, Hîncești District, where 18 percent reside and Strășeni District, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Moldova it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 25 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cléfas | 94 | 1 | / |
| Clefa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Klefas | 83 | 278 | / |
| Clefos | 83 | 51 | / |
| Clifas | 83 | 2 | / |
| Clfa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Clephas | 77 | 238 | / |
| Cliofas | 77 | 41 | / |
| Klefasz | 77 | 11 | / |
| Cliffas | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kliefas | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kledfas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kleufas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Klefa | 73 | 115 | / |
| Celfa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Clfos | 73 | 3 | / |
| Clefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kleefass | 71 | 27 | / |
| Cleaphas | 71 | 7 | / |
| Khlefa | 67 | 1,173 | / |
| Klefos | 67 | 41 | / |
| Klifas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Klefaß | 67 | 6 | / |
| Selfas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Klefaś | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chelfa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gilfas | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Clefas
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis