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

Clif is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clif? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clif is the 2,394,033rd most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Clif occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Clif live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles. Clif is also the 113,033rd most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,859 people.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 2,143,002. In England Clif is most common in: Greater London, where 73 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 15 percent reside and Kent, where 4 percent reside. Other than England this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Clif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Clif has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 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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