Clej Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Clej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3901:51,4826,370
England141:3,979,861125,553
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Clej Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clej occurs most in Romania. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clej? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 699,651st most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. The surname Clej occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Clej live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 390 people, or 1 in 51,482. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Hunedoara County, where 53 percent are found, Timiș County, where 26 percent are found and Arad County, where 16 percent are found. Beside Romania Clej is found in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Celej892,029/
Cleja8976/
Cleij8940/
Cleej891/
Clejp891/
Cleje891/
Cle86529/
Clj8610/
Schlej8050/
Chilej807/
Cellej803/
Clejer802/
Cele75104,010/
Clet753,276/
Clee752,461/
Cler752,148/
Klej75600/
Clep75357/
Cley75348/
Clec75154/
Cile75100/
Slej7591/
Cles7568/
Clei7555/
Căle7546/
Cleß7528/
Clea7519/
Clez7519/
Cleh7512/
Clée7510/
Clie758/
Clex756/
Chle755/
Clji754/
Cljz754/
Cluj754/
Ccle754/
Ckle753/
Jlej752/
Clja751/
Clye751/
Cled751/
Cleï751/
Qcle751/
Qclj751/
Scle751/
Zlej751/
Cilj751/
Clhj751/
Cljd751/
Clje751/
Clxj751/
Gcle751/
Kcle751/
Schleij731/
Coyle6750,167/
Chile6713,889/
Chele676,299/
Celle673,677/
Clech671,516/
Coile671,142/
Caile671,024/
Celaj67736/
Clees67610/
Kleij67565/
Cleer67461/
Cleys67459/
Celea67432/
Cilea67363/
Chleh67250/
Cuyle67233/
Cless67231/
Cleis67209/
Cayle67150/
Celey67145/
Clier67119/
Klejs67111/
Kleja67103/
Cuile67103/
Cleet67100/
Cille67100/
Cölle6798/
Cliet6768/
Klejc6758/
Sleja6756/
Clepf6754/
Cleip6745/
Cleat6739/
Schle6736/
Ciley6733/
Clöer6732/
Celij6730/
Claij6726/
Slejs6721/
Cleas6718/
Cleaz6715/
Cleyp6714/
Clepp6712/
Clajs6712/
Chley6710/
Cleed6710/
Cleah678/
Cleiß678/
Clesh677/
Clett677/
Claja677/
Chler676/
Clehe676/
Cleha675/
Chlle675/
Cleix675/
Ceale675/
Cilee675/
Cîlea675/
Kilej674/
Chlee674/
Cilaj674/
Ckles674/
Clerr673/
Ceile673/
Celee673/
Sclee673/
Chles673/
Clead673/
Clest673/
Cleac673/
Sleji673/
Cleay672/
Clyer672/
Ceele672/
Clehr672/
Clies672/
Chlie672/
Celei672/
Cleiz672/
Clley672/
Chlet671/
Cajle671/
Ciloj671/
Clayj671/
Cleaa671/
Cliji671/
Clyea671/
Sclea671/
Scley671/
Clyes671/
Chlei671/
Cleís671/
Zleja671/
Gcele671/
Céler671/
Chlaj671/
Chlji671/
Cle'a671/
Clehs671/
Chelj671/
Kclee671/
Hcele671/
Cleyd671/
Cleyi671/
Qclaj671/
Qcljt671/
Zlejh671/
Cgilj671/
Ckhle671/
Ckhlj671/
Ckloj671/
Cleue671/
Clhjz671/
Clijd671/
Cljit671/
Cllei671/
Cluie670/
Clesz670/
Cleae670/
Cliep670/
Clets670/
Ceyle670/
Cojle670/
Cledd670/

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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 Clej
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