Clieves Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Clieves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clieves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Clieves Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clieves is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clieves? popularity and diffusion

Clieves is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Clieves are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 3,220,218. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 56 percent live, Hamburg, where 28 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Clieves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clieves has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Clieves last name declined 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Clieves Last Name Statistics demography

Clieves earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleves922,274/
Clives9233/
Clieve9231/
Cleaves863,288/
Cleeves86421/
Klieves8643/
Cliever8611/
Claeves862/
Cleveas861/
Cleveus861/
Chleves860/
Cleveis860/
Schlieveis820/
Cleavest8014/
Cleiveis801/
Cleaveus801/
Clewes771,504/
Klieve77215/
Clevis77105/
Clevez7799/
Cliveţ7741/
Kleves778/
Clèves774/
Clivis774/
Clebes774/
Clevex771/
Cléves771/
Cliive771/
Clyive771/
Klives770/
Schliebes751/
Klevets711,707/
Kliever71381/
Kleeves71106/
Klivets7148/
Kliebes7132/
Clevish7130/
Clewies7117/
Kliewes718/
Clivios713/
Clevise713/
Cleabes712/
Clauves711/
Cliewer711/
Clevist711/
Kleveus711/
Clevice711/
Clewges711/
Cleivis711/
Chlevis710/
Kleives710/
Clauebes671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Clieves
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