Clessy Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Clessy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clessy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Clessy (111) may also be a first name.

Clessy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clessy is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Clessy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Clessy are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 890,531st most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 111 people.

The surname Clessy is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Clessy is mostly concentrated in: Nandi County, where 100 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent are found and France, where 13 percent are found.

Clessy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Clessy last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleassy922/
Clessyo921/
Clessey920/
Clesy912/
Clesse83738/
Clessi8376/
Klessy835/
Clessa835/
Slessy833/
Clesis832/
Clissy832/
Cleshy830/
Clssey830/
Cleasy830/
Clissey7712/
Clessie777/
Clesser774/
Clesses771/
Cleasey771/
Cleisse771/
Cillesy770/
Cleashy770/
Klesy7378/
Clezy7374/
Celsy7366/
Clese7324/
Clecy733/
Clisy732/
Clesa731/
Cilsy730/
Clsey730/
Chletsis7124/
Schlesse713/
Kellessy711/
Schlesis711/
Chlesser710/
Schlesser671,247/
Klesse671,186/
Klessa67452/
Clissa67287/
Clease67246/
Cleese6782/
Schlesies6759/
Chelsy6752/
Clisse6719/
Zleisy6713/
Kleszy679/
Cleise678/
Klesey678/
Celsey675/
Kelssy674/
Cleser674/
Sleshy674/
Clesci672/
Clesie672/
Zleses671/
Kleisy671/
Clicey671/
Clezzy671/
Slessa671/
Cleyse671/
Clissi671/
Klessi671/
Cilsoy671/
Klissy671/
Clexzy671/
Cilsey671/
Clishy671/
Scelsy670/
Klexsy670/
Schlesses670/
Celcey670/

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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 Clessy
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