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 most common in Scotland. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleisham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Cleisham live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 152,966. In Scotland Cleisham is primarily found in: Inverclyde, where 51 percent reside, Perth and Kinross, where 29 percent reside and Fife, where 9 percent reside. Besides Scotland this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside and Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

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
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  • 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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