Clerton Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Clerton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 80 | 1:830,284 | 98,964 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
The alternate forms: Clêrton (1) are calculated separately.
Clerton (606) may also be a first name.
Clerton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Clerton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Clerton occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Clêrton. For other possible spellings of Clerton click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Clerton? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,849,867th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name Clerton occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Clerton are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Clerton is also the 339,515th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 606 people.
The last name is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 830,284. In France Clerton is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 59 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 31 percent live and Île-de-France, where 5 percent live. Aside from France this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 7 percent live and Argentina, where 4 percent live.
Clerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Clerton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Clerton last name decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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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 Clerton
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