Cleisham Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Cleisham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cleisham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland351:152,9669,000
England91:6,190,895170,599
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Cleisham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cleisham is found in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleisham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Cleisham is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Cleisham live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 152,966. In Scotland it is most common in: Inverclyde, where 51 percent live, Perth and Kinross, where 29 percent live and Fife, where 9 percent live. Aside from Scotland it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and Ireland, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clisham93606/
Clesham9382/
Sleisham881/
Chlisham881/
Cleishan880/
Cleciam801/
Cleizam801/
Klisham801/
Clishom800/
Clishan800/
Slesham800/
Cleshan800/
Cleidsom751/
Clesan716/
Clisan712/
Clisom712/
Klesam710/
Clasohm67113/
Clisant6732/
Klishan6719/
Cleison6717/
Cleisen671/
Clechan671/
Clesant671/
Clishon670/
Clissem670/
Cleshon670/

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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 Cleisham
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