Clefton Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Clefton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clefton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Clefton (62) may also be a first name.

Clefton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clefton is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clefton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Clefton reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Clefton is also the 1,246,114th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 62 people.

The last name Clefton is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 50 percent reside, Florida, where 20 percent reside and Maryland, where 20 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 8 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Clefton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clefton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Clefton Last Name Statistics demography

Clefton earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.32% less than the national average, earning $32,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleafton932/
Cleffton930/
Clfton924/
Clifton8649,940/
Cilfton865/
Cllfton861/
Clewton860/
Cliffton80377/
Cllifton805/
Cliftton804/
Klifton7114/
Cliftom713/
Cliftan711/
Slifton711/
Sleftan710/
Klewtong673/
Cliphton671/
Kleawtong633/
Slftan621/
Kleawthong597/
Klevtun5715/
Kliftan571/
Kløftan571/
Kleivtun537/

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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
  • 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 Clefton
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