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

The last name Clerque is found in Ecuador more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clerque? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clerque is the 399,363rd most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,271,902 people. The last name Clerque occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Clerque are found; 98 percent are found in South America and 98 percent are found in Andean South America.

The last name is most frequently used in Ecuador, where it is borne by 802 people, or 1 in 19,833. In Ecuador it is most prevalent in: Imbabura Province, where 47 percent are found, Pichincha Province, where 29 percent are found and Esmeraldas Province, where 10 percent are found. Beside Ecuador Clerque occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

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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