Clerey Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Clerey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clerey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
England141:3,979,861125,553
Wales61:515,75523,171
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Clerey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clerey is found most in Switzerland. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Clerey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,185,033rd most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. Clerey is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Clerey reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Clerey is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 547,528. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Zürich, where 93 percent are found and Canton of Graubünden, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Switzerland it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent are found and Wales, where 16 percent are found.

Clerey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Clerey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Clerey surname expanded 467 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clerey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Clerey last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clearey9245/
Clergey920/
Clery913,250/
Clere911,409/
Schlerey860/
Cleary8346,209/
Clerge835,752/
Cleere831,942/
Cleare831,861/
Cleret831,638/
Clerie83165/
Cleres83109/
Cleray8366/
Cleroy8323/
Clerry8318/
Cleire8310/
Cleery839/
Cleryd836/
Clerre833/
Cleiry832/
Klerey831/
Clerys831/
Clesre831/
Clerer831/
Cliery831/
Cleriy831/
Cleryh830/
Clry801/
Cuillerey801/
Clearie77148/
Cellery77145/
Cellere77128/
Clereus7718/
Clearer774/
Clerest773/
Cillery773/
Clairey772/
Cleirea772/
Cleares771/
Clearry771/
Coylere771/
Clearay771/
Cleered771/
Scleary771/
Cleyrie771/
Céllery771/
Clierre771/
Cleerre771/
Clerret771/
Cleirer771/
Clerett770/
Cleerry770/
Chilrey770/
Schlery770/
Cleri731,018/
Clera73110/
Slere7380/
Cléry7327/
Klere7311/
Cilry735/
Cliry734/
Clère734/
Clyre733/
Clire732/
Clére732/
Klery732/
Clray731/
Zlery731/
Clret731/
Slery730/
Caillere71295/
Schleret71184/
Chillery71145/
Cuillery7168/
Cuillere7111/
Chellere715/
Schlerer712/
Celleriy711/
Chellery711/
Caillery711/
Cillerre711/
Clerreus711/
Clerihie710/
Claire6720,340/
Kelrey67453/
Clairy67423/
Sleire67306/
Cleris67202/
Kilrey67162/
Clerou6743/
Cléret6743/
Kleere6736/
Clayre6728/
Clerio6716/
Sleury6715/
Clerat6714/
Kleary6711/
Clerah6710/
Clères678/
Klerry676/
Slehry674/
Chilre673/
Cleara673/
Coelry672/
Gilrey672/
Celroy672/
Qleary672/
Cleyra672/
Slerer672/
Cleiri672/
Schlerett672/
Cilroy671/
Kleereyes671/
Qilrey671/
Clayry671/
Sleary671/
Scleri671/
Cllera671/
Clerau671/
Cletra671/
Chlera671/
Clerid671/
Cloire670/
Cluire670/
Cloyre670/
Sleray670/
Silrey670/
Selrey670/
Kleare670/
Kleery670/
Clyres670/
Scelry670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Clerey
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