Cleys Surname

656,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Cleys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cleys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3491:32,9425,355
United States831:4,366,975231,516
France231:2,887,944200,772
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Cleys (49) may also be a first name.

Cleys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cleys is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleys? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cleys is the 656,126th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 15,877,006 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Cleys are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,430,306th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 49 people.

Cleys is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 349 people, or 1 in 32,942. In Belgium Cleys is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent live and Walloon Region, where 3 percent live. Aside from Belgium this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Cleys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cleys has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,660 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cleys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cleys are 12.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.38% being registered with the political party.

Cleys earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.05% more than the national average, earning $49,641 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleyus912/
Cleyse911/
Cleyes911/
Cleyss911/
Cley89348/
Cles8968/
Cleeyes832/
Cleydse831/
Claes8023,829/
Cloes801,107/
Clees80610/
Clays80519/
Clues80415/
Cless80231/
Cleis80209/
Cleus80166/
Cleye80140/
Cloys8072/
Kleys8043/
Clese8024/
Sleys8020/
Cleas8018/
Cleyp8014/
Clesh807/
Cleya804/
Ckles804/
Chles803/
Clest803/
Scles802/
Clies802/
Clley802/
Clyes801/
Cleís801/
Clehs801/
Cleyd801/
Cleyi801/
Clesz800/
Clyas800/
Clets800/
Chilleys770/
Cle75529/
Cly75391/
Clowes735,767/
Cilley731,086/
Clesse73738/
Celles73699/
Cleyet73252/
Clease73246/
Cloyes73234/
Celley73180/
Clayes73174/
Cleiss73159/
Cluyse73145/
Schles7392/
Cluyts7389/
Cleese7382/
Cloues7357/
Ckless7351/
Cilles7351/
Cluess7341/
Clawes7333/
Kleyus7327/
Cleous7320/
Cleios7318/
Kleyst7314/
Cleisz739/
Claies739/
Cleise738/
Claiys738/
Cleuts735/
Claess735/
Cleish732/
Sclees732/
Chless732/
Sleyes731/
Cellys731/
Cillys731/
Cleets731/
Cletts731/
Cleuse731/
Scless731/
Cleius731/
Chlees731/
Clouys731/
Claues731/
Clauys731/
Clay's730/
Cloess730/
Cloyds730/
Cleist730/
Gccles730/
Cloyse730/
Clyshe730/
Cloies730/
Cluies730/
Clay6782,137/
Kley677,548/
Clet673,276/
Clee672,461/
Cler672,148/
Schleis67916/
Clue67900/
Clas67860/
Scelles67808/
Cloe67804/
Cloy67758/
Chelles67639/
Sles67555/
Klys67491/
Schless67477/
Chelley67450/
Caelles67430/
Clej67421/
Clep67357/
Kles67338/
Slys67280/
Schlies67256/
Chilles67180/
Clec67154/
Chilley67102/
Cluydts6758/
Clei6755/
Coelles6750/
Cuelles6749/
Selleys6731/
Cleß6728/
Schleus6725/
Šles6723/
Cleu6721/
Clea6719/
Clez6719/
Kelleys6713/
Cleh6712/
Cläs6712/
Schlees6711/
Clis6711/
Cuilley6711/
Clée6710/
Clie678/
Clex676/
Cleoish675/
Clya675/
Clae674/
Celleus674/
Ccle674/
Ckle673/
Jles673/
Shleyts673/
Gilleys672/
Clhy672/
Zles672/
Clye671/
Schlets671/
Cled671/
Schlles671/
Cleidse671/
Clás671/
Ceheley671/
Cleï671/
Claysse671/
Cleisse671/
Cleojas671/
Qcle671/
Qles671/
Qlys671/
Schsles671/
Ccleios671/
Cleiose671/
Clje671/
Clyi671/
Clyo671/
Clyx671/
Gcle671/
Jlys671/
Kcle671/
Quckley670/
Clauese670/
Scleiss670/
Cliy670/
Clehous670/
Clouies670/
Cleuiss670/
Cluy670/
Cloyese670/

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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 Cleys
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