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Where Does The Last Name Clere Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Clere has its highest incidence in France. It can occur in the variant forms: Clère, Clére or Cléré. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clere? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Clere is the 275,425^th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,172,140 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Clere live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Clere is also the 292,694^th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 785 people.

This surname is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 874 people, or 1 in 75,999. In France it is most common in: Île-de-France, where 23 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 20 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 16 percent reside. Excluding France it occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Clere Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Clere has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Clere surname grew 528 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clere Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Clere last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% being registered with the party.

Clere earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.94% more than the national average, earning $46,143 USD per year.