Clemens Surname

13,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,294 people bear this surname

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

Clemens Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Clement' or 'Clemence,' nick. Clem, diminutive Clem-et, now Clemmit. Common to both sexes (compare Constant and Constance). Clement is a rare font-name in the 19th century.

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Clemens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,5221:18,5672,337
Germany14,2221:5,661683
Canada1,1051:33,3444,306
Netherlands9201:18,3562,858
England8231:67,7017,838
Belgium7271:15,8142,420
France4331:153,40123,818
Australia4041:66,8217,958
Luxembourg3801:1,528158
New Zealand2421:18,7123,285
Mexico1921:646,49110,357
Liberia1501:29,3902,840
Denmark1431:39,4744,118
Philippines1371:738,96573,424
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Argentina741:577,61441,358
Brazil721:2,973,25587,092
Spain661:708,36430,810
Switzerland631:130,36412,937
Austria451:189,23224,045
Namibia401:60,2356,839
Tanzania381:1,393,20046,897
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Norway221:233,74025,571
Israel221:388,98331,283
Singapore171:323,98313,856
India141:54,790,384527,769
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
China61:227,886,92811,701
Wales61:515,75523,171
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Vatican City11:1174
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5611:43,4505,433
Scotland461:81,3744,449
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7101:10,6621,400

The alternate forms: Clémens (18) are calculated separately.

Clemens (43,194) may also be a first name.

Clemens 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' or 'Clemence,' nick. Clem, diminutive Clem-et, now Clemmit. Common to both sexes (compare Constant and Constance). Clement is a rare font-name in the 19th century. It was enormously popular in the 13th. Hence as a surname itself and its variants will be immortalized in our directories.

Eustace fil. Clement, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh Clement, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Richard Clemence, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Matthew Clemens, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Peter fil. Clem, Salop, ibid.

Clemens Janitor, Norfolk, ibid.

Clemens Alius Elenoe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Clement, 1379: ibid.

Petrus Clementson. 1379: ibid.

Robert Clement, 1468.: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).

Roger Clempson, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

Clemie Croser, 1581: Nicolson and Burn, History Westm. and Cumb.

Johannes de Wode, et Clemens uxor ejus. 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Clemence Darbishire, parish of Winwick, Lancashire, 1506: Wills at Chester.

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

(Scottish, German) Descendant of Clemens (merciful).

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

User-submitted Reference

Derives from the Roman (Latin) "Clemens" meaning "merciful".

- happyklem

Clemens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clemens (Arabic: كلمنس) is most common in The United States. It can occur as: Clémens. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clemens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 13,840th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 180,859 people. Clemens is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Clemens reside; 42 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Clemens is also the 20,867th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 43,194 people.

The surname Clemens is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 19,522 people, or 1 in 18,567. In The United States Clemens is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 5 percent reside and Missouri, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States Clemens occurs in 82 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 35 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Clemens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clemens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Clemens surname grew 414 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 72 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clemens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Clemens are 15.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.48% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Clemens earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.83% more than the national average, earning 387,004 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 12.53% less than the national average, earning R 207,864 per year; in United States they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning $44,615 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.29% more than the national average, earning $49,828 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Clemens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Clemens in the Arabic language
كلمنسklmns-
كليمنسklymns-
كليمنصklymns-

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Clemens Reference & Research

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