Where Does The Last Name Clement Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Clement (Arabic: كليمنت, Hindi: कलेमेंट, Marathi: मेन्ट, Oriya: େକେମ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Clément, Clèment, Clemént or Clémént. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clement? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Clement is the 2,150^th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 28,548 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Clement live; 30 percent live in West Africa and 23 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,485^th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 660,088 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 55,753 people, or 1 in 3,177. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 7 percent reside, Kaduna, where 7 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 6 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 159 countries. It also occurs in France, where 18 percent reside and Tanzania, where 15 percent reside.

Clement Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Clement has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Clement surname grew 562 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 3 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Clement Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Clement surname is chiefly Presbyterian (55%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Clement last name are 10.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.65% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Clement earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 119.62% more than the national average, earning 760,059 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.57% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,917 per year; in South Africa they earn 68.52% more than the national average, earning R 400,476 per year; in Colombia they earn 31.78% less than the national average, earning $15,487,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.58% more than the national average, earning $43,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.88% less than the national average, earning $45,770 CAD per year.