Clesham Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Clesham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clesham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland461:102,3685,449
England291:1,921,31276,208
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Clesham Last Name Facts

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

Clesham is found in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clesham? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clesham is the 2,075,631st most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name Clesham occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Clesham live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ireland, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 102,368. In Ireland Clesham is most numerous in: Connaught, where 70 percent are found, Munster, where 28 percent are found and Leinster, where 2 percent are found. Besides Ireland this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 35 percent are found and Thailand, where 7 percent are found.

Clesham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Clesham has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Clesham surname rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it rose 967 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clesham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (70%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleisham9346/
Clisham86606/
Cllsham861/
Celsham861/
Slesham860/
Cleshan860/
Sleisham801/
Chlisham801/
Cleishan800/
Clesan776/
Klesam770/
Clechan711/
Cleizam711/
Cleciam711/
Clesant711/
Klisham711/
Gilsham711/
Cleshon710/
Clishom710/
Gelsham710/
Clishan710/
Kelsham710/
Cleasant6720/
Claycham672/
Clesaint671/
Cljam671/
Cleidsom671/
Cheelsam671/
Chilshom671/
Kailesam671/
Gilssham670/

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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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  • 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 Clesham
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