Clewing Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Clewing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clewing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Clewing Last Name Facts

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

Clewing is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clewing? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Clewing live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Clewing is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 3,096,364. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent live and Bavaria, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clewin921/
Schlewing8871/
Clewien8636/
Klewing8622/
Slewing867/
Chelwing8036/
Klewin77602/
Clebin774/
Clewen770/
Kilwing7131/
Kelwing7119/
Silwing7115/
Klawing7113/
Kylwing719/
Klewien717/
Kölwing712/
Khlewin711/
Selwing711/
Gklewin711/
Kleewin711/
Slebing710/
Klewinn710/
Chelwin710/
Cluen6790/
Cluin6717/
Klwin672/
Clwen671/

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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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  • 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 Clewing
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