Clif Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Latvia

Clif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Clif (3,859) may also be a first name.

Clif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clif is found most frequently in England. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Clif reside; 42 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 113,033rd most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 3,859 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 2,143,002. In England Clif is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 73 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 15 percent live and Kent, where 4 percent live. Aside from England it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Clif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clif has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 109 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Clif Last Name Statistics demography

Clif earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.6% less than the national average, earning $36,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cliff8911,335/
Clift8911,213/
Chlif89143/
Clief8929/
Clife897/
Cleif890/
Cliffe805,518/
Clifft80747/
Cleife80104/
Clieff8021/
Cleiff8010/
Cliffs809/
Chlaif804/
Schlif804/
Cluife801/
Clliff801/
Cillif801/
Clef75224/
Klif7526/
Zlif7510/
Jlif755/
Clib753/
Cliv752/
Clyf751/
Qlif751/
Slif751/
Schleif732,036/
Schlipf731,653/
Schlief731,288/
Schlife7363/
Schliff7362/
Schloif733/
Clifffe731/
Chellif731/
Schlaif731/
Chlaiff731/
Schlift730/
Khlif67855/
Slife67770/
Cleff67470/
Cleef67427/
Schleiff67281/
Slief67167/
Schleife67138/
Kliff67109/
Chlef6794/
Schlieff6792/
Clepf6754/
Klaif6740/
Kleif6731/
Klief6717/
Szlif6716/
Sliff6713/
Cleaf6713/
Chlib6711/
Cleft679/
Claib679/
Clefe675/
Clyff674/
Klife673/
Shlif672/
Cloyf672/
Clefs671/
Clyfs671/
Kluif671/
Claiv671/
Clefh671/
Cleuf671/
Cqliw671/
Jliff670/
Sclef670/
Sleif670/
Slipf670/
Schlleif670/

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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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  • 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 Clif
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