Cleis Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Cleis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cleis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Cleís (1) are calculated separately.

Cleis (202) may also be a first name.

Cleis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cleis occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant: Cleís. For other potential spellings of Cleis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleis? popularity and diffusion

Cleis is the 1,148,257th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Cleis live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. Cleis is also the 637,340th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 202 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 3,265,396. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 41 percent reside, Ohio, where 14 percent reside and Michigan, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 22 percent reside and Switzerland, where 16 percent reside.

Cleis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cleis has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 653 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cleis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cleis last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

Cleis earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.61% less than the national average, earning $33,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleís931/
Cleiss91159/
Cleios9118/
Cleisz919/
Cleise918/
Cleish912/
Cleius911/
Cleist910/
Cles8968/
Clei8955/
Clis8911/
Cleoish835/
Cleidse831/
Cleisse831/
Ccleios831/
Cleiose831/
Cleuiss830/
Claes8023,829/
Kleis802,991/
Cloes801,107/
Clist80667/
Clees80610/
Clais80583/
Clish80555/
Cleys80459/
Clues80415/
Clise80406/
Cless80231/
Cleus80166/
Chlis80113/
Cluis8099/
Cliss8069/
Cleip8045/
Cleij8040/
Clese8024/
Cleas8018/
Clias808/
Cleiß808/
Clesh807/
Cleix805/
Ckles804/
Chles803/
Clest803/
Clies802/
Cleia802/
Cleie802/
Cleiz802/
Clois801/
Clihs801/
Clios801/
Clyes801/
Cllis801/
Clehs801/
Cleyi801/
Cllei801/
Clesz800/
Clets800/
Cleihaus770/
Cle75529/
Cli75127/
Clowes735,767/
Cillis731,329/
Kleiss731,129/
Clesse73738/
Claise73715/
Celles73699/
Clease73246/
Cloyes73234/
Clayes73174/
Kleisz73138/
Clisch73125/
Cellis73102/
Kleijs7384/
Cleese7382/
Cluiss7375/
Kleise7363/
Cloues7357/
Ckless7351/
Cilles7351/
Cluess7341/
Clishe7340/
Kleihs7336/
Clawes7333/
Cleous7320/
Clisse7319/
Chlios7317/
Claish7313/
Cleitt739/
Claies739/
Claiys738/
Cluish735/
Cleuts735/
Claess735/
Kleius735/
Cloise733/
Cluits733/
Claiss732/
Chlais732/
Chless732/
Cleyus732/
Claids732/
Cluise732/
Khleis731/
Cklish731/
Claisc731/
Cleets731/
Cleitz731/
Cletts731/
Cleuse731/
Clisst731/
Cllish731/
Tsclis731/
Clisce731/
Cleyse731/
Cleich731/
Kleits731/
Chlees731/
Cellei731/
Cleyes731/
Claues731/
Cleyss731/
Cloist730/
Kleish730/
Cloess730/
Gccles730/
Cliash730/
Cloies730/
Claits730/
Cluies730/
Claisse673,331/
Clet673,276/
Clee672,461/
Cler672,148/
Klis671,382/
Klei671,102/
Clue67900/
Clas67860/
Cloe67804/
Chellis67752/
Chelles67639/
Caelles67430/
Clej67421/
Clep67357/
Cley67348/
Chillis67344/
Kles67338/
Kleisch67244/
Chilles67180/
Clia67175/
Clio67166/
Clit67165/
Clec67154/
Clai67140/
Clip6783/
Coelles6750/
Cuelles6749/
Cleß6728/
Cleu6721/
Clea6719/
Clez6719/
Cleh6712/
Cläs6712/
Clée6710/
Clid679/
Clie678/
Clex676/
Clae674/
Clic674/
Celleus674/
Clli674/
Ccle674/
Ckle673/
Cloi673/
Ccli673/
Clix672/
Cleeyes672/
Clische672/
Zlis672/
Cuellis672/
Zles672/
Clui671/
Clye671/
Cled671/
Clás671/
Cillias671/
Cellish671/
Cleï671/
Cloisse671/
Cleojas671/
Qcle671/
Qles671/
Ckli671/
Cleydse671/
Clje671/
Clyi671/
Gcle671/
Kcle671/
Clauese670/
Cliy670/
Clehous670/
Clouies670/
Clitsch670/
Cloyese670/
Claggis670/

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