Cleirigh Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Cleirigh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Cléirigh (4) are calculated separately.
Cleirigh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cleirigh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cleirigh occurs most in Ireland. It can also be found as a variant: Cléirigh. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cleirigh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cleirigh is the 4,116,508th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. Cleirigh is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Cleirigh live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.
Cleirigh is most prevalent in Ireland, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 294,309. In Ireland it is primarily found in: Leinster, where 94 percent reside and Munster, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Ireland it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Cleirigh
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