Clerque Surname

399,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Clerque Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clerque Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador8021:19,8332,808
Peru651:488,98714,013
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Clerque Last Name Facts

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

Clerque is found most in Ecuador. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Clerque click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clerque? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 399,363rd most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 8,271,902 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Clerque live; 98 percent live in South America and 98 percent live in Andean South America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Ecuador, where it is carried by 802 people, or 1 in 19,833. In Ecuador it is mostly found in: Imbabura Province, where 47 percent reside, Pichincha Province, where 29 percent reside and Esmeraldas Province, where 10 percent reside. Not including Ecuador Clerque occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Clerque Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Clerque earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 40.34% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,205 per year and in Canada they earn 59.65% more than the national average, earning $79,320 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clearque933/
Clerques931/
Clergue861,886/
Clerqui8663/
Klerque869/
Clerq8326/
Clercq77912/
Clerke77545/
Clerce770/
Cleirec7130/
Clearke711/
Clerkie711/
Clerkey710/
Clerc6723,958/
Clerk673,196/
Clerx67929/
Clairgue6762/
Clerkwei677/
Clerg674/
Clyrq671/
Klerq671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Clerque
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