Cleophas Surname

96,652nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,919 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cleophas Surname Definition:

CLEOPHAS: From the Biblical Cleophas or Clopas (John, XIX, 25). Cleophas, clericus de Dunde, 1202—04 (RAA., I, p. 96). Cleopha Alberti (= son of Albert), charter witness in Dundee, 1281 (HP., II, p. 223).

Cleophas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,6731:20,2692,565
Tanzania1,3561:39,0424,471
Kenya3661:126,17510,454
Netherlands1411:119,76718,833
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
France451:1,476,060142,161
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
India61:127,844,230863,365
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
England51:11,143,612252,590
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Cléophas (1) are calculated separately.

Cleophas (30,006) may also be a first name.

Cleophas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

CLEOPHAS: From the Biblical Cleophas or Clopas (John, XIX, 25). Cleophas, clericus de Dunde, 1202—04 (RAA., I, p. 96). Cleopha Alberti (= son of Albert), charter witness in Dundee, 1281 (HP., II, p. 223).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Cleophas Last Name Facts

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

Cleophas (Marathi: ीयोफस, Oriya: େକଅଫାସ) occurs most in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant: Cléophas. Click here for other possible spellings of Cleophas.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleophas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cleophas is the 96,652nd most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,481,510 people. The last name Cleophas is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Cleophas live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 27,887th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 30,006 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 2,673 people, or 1 in 20,269. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 93 percent reside, Gauteng, where 3 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 28 percent reside and Kenya, where 7 percent reside.

Cleophas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cleophas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cleophas last name fell 52 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cleophas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Cleophas earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 32.02% less than the national average, earning R 161,556 per year and in United States they earn 47.1% less than the national average, earning $22,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cléophas961/
Cleophase94130/
Cleopas932,865/
Cleopha93278/
Clophas9318/
Cleophat881,993/
Kleophas88114/
Cleopass8817/
Cleaphas887/
Cleophax883/
Clieopas881/
Cleoupha881/
Cloophas881/
Cleofhas881/
Cleopa861,068/
Clopas8635/
Clopha864/
Cleophace8215,980/
Cleopasse821/
Cleofas805,183/
Kleopas80974/
Clopass8014/
Cloppas8011/
Clophat809/
Cléopas802/
Cliopas802/
Cleopaz801/
Klophas801/
Clopa773/
Klophaus75109/
Clophace754/
Cléophat753/
Kelophas752/
Cleophot751/
Cleoffas751/
Cleofase751/
Cléophax751/
Kleopa71360/
Klopas71102/
Cleofa7141/
Cliopa716/
Clofas715/
Clopad713/
Cloppa713/
Clapas712/
Cleupa711/
Clopos711/
Clopau711/
Kelleopas711/
Clopeau67226/
Kelopas67114/
Khlopas6769/
Cliofas6741/
Kleofas6739/
Clappas6732/
Klopass6719/
Kilopas6719/
Kloupas6714/
Kliopas679/
Quelleopas673/
Klopaas672/
Quilleopas672/
Kleopai671/
Cleofaz671/
Clophey671/
Cleoffa671/
Kleapas671/
Celofas671/
Cleofat671/

Cleophas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cleophas in the Oriya language
େକଅଫାସeka'aphasa-
Cleophas in the Marathi language
ीयोफसiyophasa25
कलीओिफसkalioiphasa25
ओफसophasa25
ओपसopasa25

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