Cletus Surname

35,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Cletus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cletus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11,8201:14,9871,478
Tanzania1,0921:48,4815,427
Papua New Guinea7421:10,989978
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
India2761:2,779,22285,591
Cameroon1391:149,41816,457
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
England191:2,932,529101,561
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Cletus (88,833) may also be a first name.

Cletus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cletus (Hindi: किलेटस, Marathi: तूस, Oriya: େକତୁସ) occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cletus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 35,862nd most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 495,448 people. The last name Cletus is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Cletus live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Cletus is also the 11,304th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 88,833 people.

Cletus is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11,820 people, or 1 in 14,987. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 12 percent are found, Kaduna, where 9 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 8 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Cletus is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 7 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Cletus Last Name Statistics demography

Cletus earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 29.24% less than the national average, earning $35,154 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleetus922,057/
Cleatus92235/
Cleitus9223/
Clestus9216/
Cletuse929/
Clettus926/
Clethus923/
Cleteus922/
Cletaus921/
Cletous921/
Cleytus921/
Cletuss921/
Clletus921/
Cletu919/
Cltus916/
Cleettus8611/
Clethous861/
Cleattus861/
Cleetusp861/
Schletus861/
Chleitus861/
Clitus83168/
Kletus83106/
Clytus8333/
Celtus8310/
Cletos836/
Clltus831/
Cletuu831/
Cleetu831/
Cltu801/
Kleetus778/
Claytus778/
Cleetuz773/
Kleitus772/
Clistus772/
Claitus771/
Clithus771/
Clittus771/
Cleitos771/
Schlettgus750/
Ciltu735/
Kletu734/
Celthuis711/
Kletuš67167/
Klitus6745/
Keltus677/
Kleathous676/
Chellettu674/
Seltus673/
Kletos672/
Kiltus672/
Slitus671/
Clitou671/
Chellethu671/
Siltus671/
Schlytgus671/
Giltus671/
Klethu671/
Kletou671/
Cheltu671/
Clitos671/
Clytos671/
Schlthuis671/
Jeltus670/

Cletus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cletus in the Hindi language
किलेटसkiletasa-
Cletus in the Oriya language
େକତୁସekatusa-
Cletus in the Marathi language
तूसtusa37.5
तुसtusa25
चेतुसcetusa12.5
लेतुसletusa12.5
लेटसletasa12.5

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