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Where Does The Last Name Cleves Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Cleves is held by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Clèves or Cléves. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleves? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Cleves is the 186,256^th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,204,726 people. The surname Cleves is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Cleves live; 80 percent live in South America and 79 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 257,086^th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 982 people.

It is most frequent in Colombia, where it is borne by 1,768 people, or 1 in 27,022. In Colombia it is most prevalent in: Huila Department, where 28 percent live, Capital District, where 23 percent live and Valle del Cauca Department, where 14 percent live. Other than Colombia it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Cleves Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Cleves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cleves surname increased 296 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 10 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cleves Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Cleves surname are 15.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cleves earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 5.12% more than the national average, earning $23,865,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 22.12% more than the national average, earning $52,695 USD per year.