Cleton Surname

623,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Cleton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2201:76,76012,983
France1931:344,15951,782
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Cleton (333) may also be a first name.

Cleton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cleton is found most in The Netherlands. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 623,516th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 14,812,085 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Cleton live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe. Cleton is also the 479,726th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 333 people.

The last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 220 people, or 1 in 76,760. In The Netherlands Cleton is most common in: South Holland, where 41 percent reside, Utrecht, where 22 percent reside and North Brabant, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in France, where 39 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.

Cleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cleton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cleton last name contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cleton Last Name Statistics demography

Cleton earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.68% less than the national average, earning R 60,168 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleeton92847/
Cleaton92806/
Cleiton92212/
Cleyton92109/
Cletton922/
Cleston921/
Cletone921/
Clezton920/
Cleathon861/
Caileton861/
Scleyton861/
Clesthon860/
Cuyleton860/
Celton83795/
Cliton83285/
Kleton83144/
Clyton8337/
Cilton833/
Chlton831/
Sleton831/
Cailleton80391/
Cailheton8037/
Chelleton803/
Clayton77124,086/
Chilton7715,792/
Chelton77819/
Cliston77104/
Cailton7753/
Kleyton7751/
Coilton7749/
Kleiton7740/
Sletton7739/
Claiton7730/
Shleton7717/
Clitton7710/
Clitone776/
Cellton775/
Sleyton774/
Scelton773/
Sleeton772/
Caelton771/
Caylton771/
Cleetan771/
Clethan771/
Scilton771/
Cuilton771/
Clytton771/
Sleaton770/
Cloyton770/
Cealton770/
Cleetonová752/
Zlton731/
Slton730/
Chellton717/
Chillton715/
Claytoun714/
Claytoon713/
Claytone713/
Claytong713/
Claytton712/
Claytond712/
Clisston712/
Chiltoon712/
Claytoin711/
Cleathan711/
Cllayton711/
Caillton711/
Clichton711/
Claython711/
Claitong711/
Chelthon711/
Kleithon711/
Kleitong711/
Kclayton711/
Caislton710/
Cloiston710/
Clayston710/
Sclayton710/
Gilleton710/
Cheelton710/
Tclayton710/
Chliston710/
Cluyston710/
Kelton674,562/
Gilton67521/
Kilton67498/
Silton67309/
Selton67271/
Clitan67248/
Gelton67122/
Kettleton6792/
Celtan6771/
Zilton6752/
Ciltan6744/
Jilton6739/
Jelton6735/
Zelton6718/
Kletan677/
Claythong674/
Kittleton673/
Kylton673/
Slyton672/
Claystone672/
Kliton672/
D'Clayton672/
Hxlton671/
Hslton671/
Chellyton671/
Kleethong671/
Clitun670/
Clytan670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cleton
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