Clerck Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Clerck Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 59 | 1:194,858 | 25,672 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Clerck (20) may also be a first name.
Clerck Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Clerck Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Clerck is most common in Belgium. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Clerck.
How Common Is The Last Name Clerck? popularity and diffusion
Clerck is the 1,398,030th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Clerck are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 34 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 20 people.
The last name is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 194,858. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 73 percent live, Walloon Region, where 25 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Belgium this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in France, where 21 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.
Clerck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Clerck has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Clerck last name increased 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearck | 92 | 1 | / |
| Clerc | 91 | 23,958 | / |
| Clerk | 91 | 3,196 | / |
| Clercq | 83 | 912 | / |
| Clerke | 83 | 545 | / |
| Clarck | 83 | 442 | / |
| Clercx | 83 | 376 | / |
| Klerck | 83 | 314 | / |
| Cleark | 83 | 46 | / |
| Clearc | 83 | 3 | / |
| Clärck | 83 | 1 | / |
| Clrk | 80 | 3 | / |
| Clrc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Klercke | 77 | 37 | / |
| Cleirec | 77 | 30 | / |
| Klerckx | 77 | 28 | / |
| Claercq | 77 | 1 | / |
| Clerc'h | 77 | 1 | / |
| Clearke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Klerk | 73 | 1,726 | / |
| Clerx | 73 | 929 | / |
| Clerq | 73 | 26 | / |
| Clärk | 73 | 24 | / |
| Clerg | 73 | 4 | / |
| Clirk | 73 | 3 | / |
| Clearc'h | 71 | 12 | / |
| Klerks | 67 | 1,681 | / |
| Klerkx | 67 | 1,060 | / |
| Klercq | 67 | 130 | / |
| Klerke | 67 | 71 | / |
| Klarck | 67 | 56 | / |
| Klärck | 67 | 22 | / |
| Clairc | 67 | 14 | / |
| Cllark | 67 | 5 | / |
| Clairk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Clarcg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Clarkg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kleark | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clarkk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Klirck | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Clerck
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