Clems Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Wales

Clems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Clems (209) may also be a first name.

Clems Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clems is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clems? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,674,734th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name Clems is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Clems reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Clems is also the 625,736th most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 209 people.

The last name Clems is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 17 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 15 percent reside and Niger, where 13 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 15 percent reside.

Clems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clems has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Clems last name contracted 30 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clems Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Clems last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Clems earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.37% less than the national average, earning $25,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clemns914/
Clem's911/
Clemms910/
Klems80746/
Celms80404/
Clemz8020/
Clens808/
Slems806/
Clims800/
Clyms800/
Claims7348/
Kliems7335/
Klemsz7334/
Cliens7327/
Chelms7315/
Kleims7314/
Klemse7310/
Klemms738/
Cloens732/
Cleins732/
Clemnz731/
Kleams731/
Clense730/
Cluens730/
Cleens730/
Clenns730/
Sleams730/
Klemsh730/
Clensh730/
Cleans730/
Kellems67991/
Gillems6725/
Cleanse6722/
Klemsch6714/
Jellems676/
Klms675/
Xlms671/
Zlms671/
Qlms671/
Kleemns671/
Schlemz671/
Clemnce671/
Cellens670/
Sellems670/
Cleinns670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Clems
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