Clem Surname

41,578th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Clem Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Clement,' from nick. Clem, popularly Clemie. The old song of the 'Green-gown' mentions 'Clem, Joan, and Isabel, Sue, Alice, and bonny Nell,' where it is obvious that Clem is feminine, representing the early Clemence.

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Clem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,1741:32,4384,046
Brazil5181:413,27115,694
Australia1831:147,51715,697
France1801:369,01554,985
Romania1281:156,85816,457
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
Canada481:767,61660,775
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
England371:1,505,89364,828
Israel351:244,50422,492
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Taiwan191:1,233,9348,385
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Norway101:514,22941,629
India71:109,580,769786,157
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
China41:341,830,39216,990
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Malta11:430,2723,380
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6321:30,7713,716

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

Clem (10,702) may also be a first name.

Clem Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Clement,' from nick. Clem, popularly Clemie. The old song of the 'Green-gown' mentions 'Clem, Joan, and Isabel, Sue, Alice, and bonny Nell,' where it is obvious that Clem is feminine, representing the early Clemence.

'William Buckton, Clem Muschaunce, and others of the garrison of Berwick' (on Tweed), 1544: The History of Liddesdale and the Debatable Land.

1608. Married — Henrie Clem and Catherine Hackerley: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A diminutive of Clement, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Clem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clem is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Clém. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 41,578th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 580,403 people. The surname Clem occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Clem reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Clem is also the 58,565th most prevalent forename on earth, held by 10,702 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 11,174 people, or 1 in 32,438. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Kentucky, where 7 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Clem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Clem last name grew 685 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 218 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Clem surname are 17.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.03% being registered with the political party.

The amount Clem earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 247.55% more than the national average, earning 1,202,810 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 45.89% more than the national average, earning R 346,680 per year; in United States they earn 2.66% less than the national average, earning $42,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.98% less than the national average, earning $43,234 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clém921/
Clemm89434/
Cleim89216/
Cleem8985/
Cleme8939/
Clemt898/
Chlem895/
Cleam893/
Clemn893/
Cliem891/
Clm8610/
Schlem8095/
Cillem8072/
Clemme8025/
Clemnt8013/
Cleeme8012/
Cellem804/
Chleme804/
Caylem804/
Cletem802/
Clemne801/
Tchlem801/
Cleamh801/
Cleame801/
Scleam801/
Scleem801/
Cuilem801/
Klem757,500/
Slem754,102/
Clim751,999/
Clen75321/
Celm7527/
Clme752/
Clym751/
Clne751/
Cilm751/
Cclm751/
Cjlm751/
Clhm751/
Cllm751/
Clmd751/
Schlemm73645/
Schliem73218/
Chellem73193/
Chillem7359/
Schleim7327/
Schleem732/
Cleemnt731/
Schlesm731/
Cuilhem731/
Schleme730/
Zcellem730/
Clissem730/
Cellhem730/
Clemnnt730/
Cline6770,176/
Sleem6730,810/
Klemm6726,661/
Kliem674,250/
Sliem673,709/
Sleim671,994/
Klemt671,920/
Klehm671,190/
Clein671,059/
Kleim671,000/
Sleam67803/
Khlem67682/
Clime67503/
Clean67377/
Kleem67307/
Claim67286/
Clent67249/
Kleme67229/
Shlem67150/
Chelm67117/
Sleme67112/
Kleam6762/
Cleyn6761/
Cleen6757/
Schleime6751/
Kleym6746/
Clien6732/
Sclim6730/
Şleam6728/
Clene6727/
Clehn6724/
Klemd6723/
Cellm6722/
Clenn6715/
Kylem679/
Klhem679/
Kllem678/
Chlym677/
Jleem674/
Sllem674/
Cleng673/
Clenc673/
Claym673/
Szlem673/
Slemt672/
Sleym672/
Zlehm672/
Cllen671/
Chlim671/
Chelleam671/
Kleum671/
Slehm671/
Qleem671/
Sslem671/
Tclim671/
Cljtm671/
Climm670/
Slemm670/
Clend670/
Clesn670/

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