Clemm Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Clemm Surname Definition:

A diminutive of Clement, q.v.

Clemm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Australia351:771,30649,759
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Norway101:514,22941,629
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England41:13,929,515290,718
France31:22,140,907385,998
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Clemm (32) may also be a first name.

Clemm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A diminutive of Clement, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Clemm Last Name Facts

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

Clemm is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clemm? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 684,148th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,791,580 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Clemm live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. Clemm is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name on earth, borne by 32 people.

The surname Clemm is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 1,258,538. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent reside, Maryland, where 15 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Clemm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clemm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Clemm last name grew 356 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clemm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Clemm are 11.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.49% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Clemm earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 25.52% more than the national average, earning 434,403 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.26% more than the national average, earning $43,691 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clemme9125/
Clem8912,556/
Schlemm83645/
Klemm8026,661/
Cleim80216/
Cleem8085/
Cleme8039/
Clemt808/
Chlem805/
Cleam803/
Cliem801/
Slemm800/
Climm800/
Clenm800/
Clm7510/
Klemme735,166/
Klemmt73438/
Schlem7395/
Cillem7372/
Cleeme7312/
Caylem734/
Chleme734/
Cellem734/
Cuilem731/
Scleem731/
Scleam731/
Cleame731/
Cleamh731/
Tchlem731/
Klem677,500/
Slem674,102/
Clim671,999/
Schlimm671,361/
Schliem67218/
Chellem67193/
Chillem6759/
Schleim6727/
Celm6727/
Schleem672/
Clme672/
Cjlm671/
Cuilhem671/
Clym671/
Sellemm671/
Clnm671/
Clmd671/
Cilm671/
Cllm671/
Cleanme671/
Schlesm671/
Clém671/
Xlmm671/
Cclm671/
Clhm671/
Zcellem670/
Klmm670/
Schleme670/
Cellhem670/

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