Clement Surname
Approximately 255,269 people bear this surname
Clement 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.
Read More About This SurnameClement Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 55,753 | 1:3,177 | 433 |
| France | 45,658 | 1:1,455 | 79 |
| Tanzania | 39,166 | 1:1,352 | 174 |
| United States | 32,016 | 1:11,321 | 1,408 |
| Chad | 15,887 | 1:856 | 136 |
| Canada | 11,195 | 1:3,291 | 417 |
| Rwanda | 4,961 | 1:2,291 | 543 |
| Sudan | 4,760 | 1:7,880 | 1,122 |
| Malawi | 3,634 | 1:4,711 | 660 |
| England | 3,620 | 1:15,392 | 2,257 |
| Ghana | 3,256 | 1:8,299 | 1,130 |
| Haiti | 3,154 | 1:3,387 | 457 |
| Belgium | 2,830 | 1:4,062 | 437 |
| Ethiopia | 2,737 | 1:35,640 | 4,079 |
| Germany | 2,572 | 1:31,301 | 4,123 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2,491 | 1:3,273 | 155 |
| Netherlands | 1,701 | 1:9,928 | 1,315 |
| Australia | 1,615 | 1:16,716 | 2,349 |
| India | 1,198 | 1:640,288 | 30,342 |
| Malaysia | 1,041 | 1:28,333 | 2,466 |
| New Zealand | 917 | 1:4,938 | 794 |
| Wales | 911 | 1:3,397 | 367 |
| Spain | 831 | 1:56,260 | 5,185 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 800 | 1:1,705 | 282 |
| Cameroon | 773 | 1:26,868 | 3,655 |
| Kenya | 739 | 1:62,490 | 6,077 |
| DR Congo | 677 | 1:109,128 | 12,069 |
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| Argentina | 511 | 1:83,647 | 7,078 |
| Brazil | 508 | 1:421,406 | 15,996 |
| Denmark | 484 | 1:11,663 | 1,115 |
| Morocco | 477 | 1:72,277 | 12,260 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Luxembourg | 466 | 1:1,246 | 118 |
| Liberia | 400 | 1:11,021 | 1,201 |
| Scotland | 369 | 1:14,509 | 1,842 |
| Guyana | 336 | 1:2,269 | 411 |
| Panama | 307 | 1:12,744 | 1,041 |
| Mexico | 281 | 1:441,730 | 8,394 |
| Switzerland | 267 | 1:30,760 | 4,610 |
| Romania | 260 | 1:77,223 | 9,136 |
| Saint Lucia | 241 | 1:742 | 131 |
| Vanuatu | 236 | 1:1,116 | 281 |
| South Africa | 231 | 1:234,536 | 24,186 |
| Grenada | 222 | 1:489 | 92 |
| United Arab Emirates | 222 | 1:41,272 | 4,262 |
| Thailand | 198 | 1:356,759 | 62,464 |
| Peru | 194 | 1:163,836 | 8,325 |
| Dominican Republic | 193 | 1:54,057 | 2,726 |
| Philippines | 176 | 1:575,217 | 63,737 |
| Ivory Coast | 164 | 1:140,678 | 6,676 |
| Italy | 163 | 1:375,194 | 43,278 |
| Singapore | 163 | 1:33,790 | 1,252 |
| Marshall Islands | 161 | 1:322 | 38 |
| Mauritius | 148 | 1:8,739 | 1,843 |
| Benin | 146 | 1:70,792 | 8,548 |
| Hong Kong | 141 | 1:52,025 | 927 |
| Barbados | 123 | 1:2,337 | 404 |
| Chile | 109 | 1:161,619 | 5,406 |
| Botswana | 83 | 1:26,349 | 5,307 |
| Solomon Islands | 78 | 1:7,436 | 1,165 |
| Austria | 71 | 1:119,936 | 16,774 |
| Niger | 62 | 1:309,549 | 9,215 |
| Zimbabwe | 62 | 1:249,004 | 26,834 |
| French Polynesia | 61 | 1:4,603 | 1,039 |
| Northern Ireland | 56 | 1:32,947 | 3,302 |
| Japan | 53 | 1:2,412,156 | 30,150 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| New Caledonia | 52 | 1:5,312 | 1,081 |
| South Sudan | 49 | 1:232,961 | 594 |
| Hungary | 45 | 1:218,139 | 18,044 |
| Venezuela | 45 | 1:671,202 | 11,567 |
| Pakistan | 44 | 1:4,060,088 | 28,888 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Greece | 32 | 1:346,243 | 48,387 |
| Uruguay | 31 | 1:110,702 | 10,617 |
| Aruba | 28 | 1:3,696 | 529 |
| Andorra | 27 | 1:3,105 | 589 |
| Israel | 27 | 1:316,949 | 27,106 |
| Jamaica | 27 | 1:106,294 | 4,277 |
| Burundi | 25 | 1:392,194 | 499 |
| Guam | 25 | 1:6,405 | 908 |
| Zambia | 25 | 1:633,997 | 25,256 |
| China | 22 | 1:62,150,980 | 3,380 |
| Colombia | 21 | 1:2,274,956 | 12,893 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 21 | 1:5,256 | 808 |
| Finland | 20 | 1:274,835 | 20,939 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Falkland Islands | 12 | 1:261 | 43 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Laos | 9 | 1:732,036 | 508 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Namibia | 8 | 1:301,175 | 10,197 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Bahamas | 6 | 1:65,292 | 848 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 33 | 1:134,238 | 7,606 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,046 | 1:11,914 | 1,812 |
| Wales | 565 | 1:2,776 | 187 |
| Scotland | 379 | 1:9,877 | 1,258 |
| Jersey | 26 | 1:1,995 | 333 |
| Guernsey | 7 | 1:4,665 | 827 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,699 | 1:8,812 | 1,129 |
The alternate forms: Clément (4,850), Clèment (11), Clemént (1) & Clémént (1) are calculated separately.
Clement (660,088) may also be a first name.
Clement 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 personal name from Lat, clemen(t-)s, humane, merciful, through French Clement. S. Clement, according to tradition, was the third bishop of Rome after S. Peter, and died c. 100 A.D. Clement, bishop of Dunblane, elected 1233. William Clement had remission for his part in burning the town of Dunbertane in 1489 (Lennox, II, p. 133). James Clement in parish of Tongland was shot for being a Covenanter, 1685 (Hanna, II, p. 268). Helen Clement is recorded at the Miln of Muckhart in 1742 (Stirling), and six of the name are in the Commissariot Record of Dunblane.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Gentle, Kind [French clément, Latin clemens, -entis]
Mac Laghmann Formerly called MacLamond.
A Co. Derry family whose name has been widely changed to Clements. SIF 34
(Scottish, French) Descendant of Clement (merciful).
The personal name, whence the modifications Clements, Clemence, Clementson, Clemitson, Clemmans, Clemmit, Climpson.
From the Latin Clemens, mild, meek, gentle.
User-submitted Reference
Clement or Clément may refer to:
Contents1People2Places3Other uses4See alsoPeople[edit]Clement (name), a given name and surnameSaint Clement (disambiguation)#PeoplePlaces[edit]Clément, French Guiana, a townClement, Missouri, U.S.Clement Township, Michigan, U.S.Other uses[edit]Adolphe Clément-Bayard French industrialist (1855–1928), founder of a number of companies which incorporate the name 'Clément', including:Clément Cycles, French bicycle and motorised cycle manufacturerClément Motor Company, British automobile manufacturer and importerClément Tyres, Franco-Italian cycle tyre manufacturer, licensed in America since 2010First Epistle of Clement, of the New Testament apocryphaClément (film), a 2001 French drama
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Clement Religious Adherence
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Clement Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Clement Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Clement (Arabic: كليمنت, Hindi: कलेमेंट, Marathi: मेन्ट, Oriya: େକେମ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Clément, Clèment, Clemént or Clémént. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Clement? popularity and diffusion
Clement is the 2,150th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,548 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Clement live; 30 percent live in West Africa and 23 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Clement is also the 1,485th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 660,088 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 55,753 people, or 1 in 3,177. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 7 percent live, Kaduna, where 7 percent live and Bayelsa, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 159 countries. It is also found in France, where 18 percent live and Tanzania, where 15 percent live.
Clement Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Clement has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Clement last name 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 fell 3 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Clement Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Clement last name is predominantly Presbyterian (55%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Clement surname are 10.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.65% being 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Clement Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Clement in the Oriya language | ||
| େକେମ | ekema | 93.02 |
| େକଲେମ | ekalema | 2.33 |
| କେମଟ | kemata | 2.33 |
| େକେମଟ | ekemata | 2.33 |
| Clement in the Marathi language | ||
| मेन्ट | menta | 35.85 |
| लेमट | lemata | 30.19 |
| लेमन् | leman | 5.66 |
| कलेमींट | kaleminta | 5.66 |
| कलेमेट | kalemeta | 3.77 |
| लेमंट | lemanta | 3.77 |
| लॅमेट | lemeta | 1.89 |
| लेमेट | lemeta | 1.89 |
| केमेट | kemeta | 1.89 |
| कॅमेन्ट | kementa | 1.89 |
| ्लेमट | lemata | 1.89 |
| कळेमेट | kalemeta | 1.89 |
| ॉमेन्ट | omenta | 1.89 |
| Clement in the Hindi language | ||
| कलेमेंट | kalementa | 27.27 |
| क्लेमेन्ट | klementa | 18.18 |
| कलेमेन्ट | kalementa | 9.09 |
| क्लैमेन्ट | klaimenta | 9.09 |
| क्लेमेंट | klementa | 9.09 |
| क्लीमेंन्ट | klimennta | 4.55 |
| क्लैमेंट | klaimenta | 4.55 |
| क्लमेन्ट | klamenta | 4.55 |
| क्लैमन्ट | klaimanta | 4.55 |
| केलेमेन्ट | kelementa | 4.55 |
| कलैमैन्ट | kalaimainta | 4.55 |
| Clement in the Arabic language | ||
| كليمنت | klymnt | - |
| كلمنت | klmnt | - |
| كليمان | klyman | - |
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