Cleij Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Cleij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cleij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397

Cleij Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cleij is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Cleij click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleij? popularity and diffusion

Cleij is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Cleij are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Cleij is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 469,088. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 39 percent are found, Gelderland, where 31 percent are found and Utrecht, where 19 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands Cleij exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found and Belgium, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clej89421/
Clei8955/
Schleij831/
Kleij80565/
Cleis80209/
Cleja8076/
Cleip8045/
Claij8026/
Cleiß808/
Cleix805/
Cleia802/
Cleie802/
Cleiz802/
Cleej801/
Cliji801/
Chlei801/
Clijo801/
Clejp801/
Cleyi801/
Cleje801/
Clijd801/
Cllei801/
Clejo800/
Cle75529/
Cli75127/
Clj7510/
Schlei731,040/
Cleiss73159/
Kleijs7384/
Schlej7350/
Chleih7322/
Cleios7318/
Cleisz739/
Cleitt739/
Cellej733/
Cleish732/
Cleitz731/
Cleius731/
Cleich731/
Sleije731/
Cellei731/
Cliaja731/
Clehia731/
Clleja731/
Cleist730/
Clet673,276/
Clee672,461/
Cler672,148/
Klei671,102/
Schleis67916/
Clue67900/
Cloe67804/
Klej67600/
Clep67357/
Cley67348/
Schleip67281/
Clia67175/
Clio67166/
Clit67165/
Clec67154/
Clai67140/
Zlei67106/
Slej6791/
Schleiß6791/
Clip6783/
Schleid6774/
Cles6768/
Chli6737/
Klij6729/
Cleß6728/
Cleu6721/
Clea6719/
Clez6719/
Ch'leih6712/
Cleh6712/
Clis6711/
Schleiz6710/
Clée6710/
Schleit679/
Clid679/
Csli679/
Clie678/
Slei676/
Clex676/
Chle675/
Cleoish675/
Clae674/
Clic674/
Cljz674/
Clli674/
Cluj674/
Ccle674/
Ckle673/
Cloi673/
Ccli673/
Clix672/
Jlej672/
Chleich671/
Clui671/
Clye671/
Cled671/
Kelleij671/
Schlija671/
Celleja671/
Csőllei671/
Cleï671/
Cleojas671/
Khleidj671/
Qcle671/
Qclj671/
Scle671/
Tcli671/
Zlej671/
Ccleios671/
Ckli671/
Clhj671/
Cljd671/
Clje671/
Clyi671/
Czle671/
Gcle671/
Kcle671/
Cliy670/
Schleiy670/

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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 Cleij
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