Clemenceau Surname

190,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Clemenceau Surname Definition:

(French) Descendant of little Clement (merciful).

Clemenceau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,9701:33,7174,105
Argentina731:585,52641,795
United States681:5,330,278267,385
New Caledonia471:5,8771,249
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Clémenceau (16) are calculated separately.

Clemenceau (259) may also be a first name.

Clemenceau Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Descendant of little Clement (merciful).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Clemenceau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clemenceau is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Clémenceau. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clemenceau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 190,510th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,290,088 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Clemenceau reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 553,262nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 259 people.

Clemenceau is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 1,970 people, or 1 in 33,717. In France Clemenceau is primarily concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 33 percent reside, Pays de la Loire, where 25 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 16 percent reside. Other than France this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Clemenceau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Clemenceau are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Clemenceau earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 69.15% more than the national average, earning $72,985 USD per year.

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