Clerge Surname

84,058th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Clerge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clerge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti5,0021:2,136316
France3641:182,48028,421
United States2761:1,313,25791,843
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Clergé (38) are calculated separately.

Clerge (43) may also be a first name.

Clerge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clerge is found most frequently in Haiti. It may also be rendered as a variant: Clergé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clerge? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clerge is the 84,058th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,266,959 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Clerge are found; 88 percent are found in Caribbean and 87 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. Clerge is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring given name globally, borne by 43 people.

Clerge is most frequently held in Haiti, where it is carried by 5,002 people, or 1 in 2,136. In Haiti it is primarily found in: Ouest, where 45 percent are found, Sud, where 38 percent are found and Artibonite, where 12 percent are found. Besides Haiti it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in France, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Clerge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Clerge has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 27,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clerge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Clerge last name are 28.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.25% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Clerge earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning $43,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.55% less than the national average, earning $32,518 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clergé9438/
Clerget922,353/
Clerger92596/
Clerges922/
Clergey920/
Clere911,409/
Clergues8655/
Clergier8611/
Cleardge860/
Cleere831,942/
Cleare831,861/
Cleret831,638/
Clerie83165/
Cleres83109/
Clerey8338/
Cleire8310/
Clerse834/
Clerre833/
Clerer831/
Cilrge831/
Clesre831/
Clerce830/
Cleargett804/
Cleries77266/
Clearie77148/
Cellere77128/
Clearey7745/
Clairge7711/
Clerier7710/
Clearer774/
Chilrge774/
Clerest773/
Cleirea772/
Cleyrie771/
Clierre771/
Cleered771/
Klerger771/
Cleerre771/
Clerjet771/
Clerret771/
Cleirer771/
Cleares771/
Clerioe770/
Clerett770/
Cleryet770/
Clery733,250/
Cleri731,018/
Clera73110/
Klere7311/
Cuillere7111/
Chellere715/
Clersier712/
Cillerre711/
Chillrge711/
Clerrsey710/
Clerihie710/
Cleary6746,209/
Clercy67255/
Cleris67202/
Clersy67105/
Cleray6766/
Kleere6736/
Cleroy6723/
Clerci6721/
Clerry6718/
Clerio6716/
Cleery679/
Cleryd676/
Chillergi674/
Cleara673/
Cleiry672/
Cleiri672/
Cleyra672/
Clerys671/
Clerid671/
Cleriy671/
Cllera671/
Clrier671/
Cliery671/
Klerey671/
Gelrge671/
Cuillerey671/
Kleare670/
Cleryh670/

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Footnotes

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