Clemente Surname

2,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Angola

Clemente Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of Clemente (merciful).

Clemente Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil60,3211:3,549303
Mexico31,3181:3,963538
Philippines28,1751:3,593266
Angola24,0571:1,122195
Spain19,0571:2,453283
Italy16,3001:3,752356
Mozambique12,3601:2,206544
Peru10,6511:2,984495
United States9,8221:36,9034,579
Guatemala7,4811:2,150353
Portugal4,5101:2,310324
Argentina4,3741:9,772938
Venezuela3,5351:8,544866
Bolivia3,2701:3,247530
Ecuador1,8061:8,8071,420
France1,7761:37,4004,611
Colombia1,6311:29,2911,897
El Salvador1,5421:4,114464
Dominican Republic1,4481:7,205653
Cuba8801:13,094994
Saudi Arabia7551:40,8696,011
Canada6081:60,6017,126
Puerto Rico3121:11,379539
Australia2701:99,98411,306
Switzerland2461:33,3864,907
England2431:229,29219,121
India2101:3,652,692102,297
Chile1961:89,8803,466
Panama1761:22,2291,436
Germany1471:547,65645,370
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Uruguay1361:25,2342,945
Honduras1321:66,7911,426
Belgium1181:97,42914,924
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Japan561:2,282,93429,427
Nicaragua551:109,4741,955
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Cape Verde321:16,551610
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Slovenia241:103,65311,747
United Arab Emirates241:381,76122,934
Guam161:10,0081,526
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Norway131:395,56035,657
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Hong Kong121:611,2903,500
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
São Tomé and Príncipe101:17,742994
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Belize91:39,4972,328
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
China51:273,464,31313,838
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
East Timor41:303,982255
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Macau21:300,8151,009
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Clémente (21), Clementé (2), Clémenté (5) & Cléméñté (1) are calculated separately.

Clemente (185,854) may also be a first name.

Clemente Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Descendant of Clemente (merciful).

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

Clemente Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clemente (Arabic: كليمنتي, Marathi: मेन्ट) is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Clémente, Clementé, Clémenté or Cléméñté. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clemente? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,208th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 29,304 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Clemente reside; 35 percent reside in South America and 24 percent reside in Luso-South America. Clemente is also the 5,645th most frequent first name in the world, held by 185,854 people.

The last name Clemente is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 60,321 people, or 1 in 3,549. In Brazil Clemente is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 26 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 14 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent reside. Not including Brazil this surname exists in 105 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 13 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.

Clemente Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Clemente has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Clemente last name expanded 33,869 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,430 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clemente Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Clemente surname are 38.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Clemente earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 23.95% more than the national average, earning €37,222 per year; in Norway they earn 42.51% less than the national average, earning 198,956 kr per year; in Peru they earn 25.18% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,504 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.6% more than the national average, earning R 303,216 per year; in Colombia they earn 41.81% less than the national average, earning $13,211,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 4% more than the national average, earning $44,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $51,459 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clémente9621/
Clementé962/
Clementes94219/
Clementer94104/
Clementei9450/
Clememnte945/
Clementte945/
Clementie943/
Clemmente943/
Cliemente942/
Clementez942/
Cleemente941/
Cclemente941/
Clemeente941/
Clementhe941/
Clesmente941/
Clement93255,269/
Clemnte9326/
Clmente9318/
Clémenté925/
D'Clemente891/
Ssclemente891/
Clements8890,755/
Clementi8811,279/
Climente88376/
Cleminte88242/
Klemente88130/
Clemment88120/
Cleament8831/
Celmente8826/
Clementa8822/
Clememte8821/
Cliement8816/
Clemendt8811/
Clementt8810/
Clementh8810/
Clementy887/
Cclement886/
Cleiment885/
Clemeent884/
Slemente882/
Cilmente881/
Cleement881/
Cllement881/
Clemennt881/
Clementd881/
Kclement881/
Cletment881/
Cleument881/
Clemient880/
Clment861,307/
Clemnt8613/
Cléméñté831/
Clemments82150/
Clementis8270/
Clementti8245/
Clementii8211/
Klementie826/
Clementio824/
Sclementi822/
Klementes821/
Clemenths821/
Clementss821/
Clemmentz821/
Cllements821/
Clemientt821/
Clemionte821/
Klementer821/
Clementai821/
Clementts820/
Cleamment820/
Klement8013,994/
Climent8011,692/
Clément804,850/
Clememt8041/
Celment8012/
Clèment8011/
Clemend807/
Clemnts805/
Clments803/
Clemint801/
Cleemnt801/
Clemént801/
Cliemnt801/
Clyment800/
Clemnnt800/
Clementich7862/
Clementová783/
Clementith781/
Clementova781/
Cllemments780/
Climenti75232/
Klejment75184/
Climinte75127/
Klementa75106/
Klementi7570/
Clememts7523/
Claiment7512/
Klementy758/
Clayment756/
Kliement756/
Climents754/
Clémentz754/
Clémenti753/
Klimente751/
Celmenti751/
Clememti751/
Clemendz751/
Gilmente751/
Klemment751/
Cleminta751/
Climendt751/
Cléments751/
Clymment751/
Clemints750/
Clemintz750/
Chilment750/
Clemends750/
Klementis7181/
Sclimenti7178/
Kleesment7123/
Klementti7122/
Klementys7117/
Climentii7110/
Klementyi718/
Kleemeent715/
Klementiy714/
Klemnt714/
Klementts713/
Klismente711/
Killement710/
Clemmends710/
Kliment672,582/
Klementová671,757/
Klementova6792/
Klément6788/
Klementisz6770/
Kelment6757/
Kilment6717/
Klemend6713/
Quillement6711/
Climint679/
Klyment675/
Klemint674/
Klementish671/
Clemintova671/
Climentová671/
Gillmenter671/
Clémentová671/
Clémént671/

Clemente Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Clemente in the Marathi language
मेन्टmenta50
मेटेmete50
Clemente in the Arabic language
كليمنتيklymnty-
كليمانتklymant-
كليمانتيklymanty-

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