Clife Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Clife Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clife Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Clife (178) may also be a first name.

Clife Last Name Facts

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

Clife has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clife? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 43 percent of Clife live; 29 percent live in Northern Europe and 29 percent live in British Isles. Clife is also the 683,417th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 178 people.

This last name is most common in England, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is primarily found in: Suffolk, where 50 percent are found and Greater London, where 50 percent are found. Excluding England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent are found and Kenya, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cliffe915,518/
Cleife91104/
Cluife911/
Cliefe911/
Clifer910/
Sclife910/
Clif8964/
Schlife8363/
Cliffer8320/
Chlifer831/
Cleifer831/
Cliffes831/
Clifffe831/
Cliffee830/
Cliffey830/
Clipfer830/
Cliff8011,335/
Clift8011,213/
Slife80770/
Clief8029/
Clefe805/
Klife803/
Clyfe801/
Cleif800/
Schleife77138/
Schlifer77104/
Chleifer7713/
Chlaifer775/
Claifetz771/
Schlifes770/
Cloipfer770/
Slifer731,662/
Clifft73747/
Sliffe73127/
Khlife7324/
Clieff7321/
Cliffy7321/
Cleffe7312/
Cleiff7310/
Cliffs739/
Cloefe735/
Clafee733/
Clifit733/
Klifei732/
Cliffi732/
Kleife732/
Clafey731/
Cloufe731/
Slifep731/
Kliffe731/
Slaife731/
Cliofé731/
Chlifi731/
Cliphe731/
Clliff731/
Cleafe731/
Cleifi731/
Clefee731/
Cillif731/
Clifis731/
Jliffe730/
Claffe730/
Slifes730/
Schliffer7167/
Schluifer7156/
Schloifer714/
Chilliffe710/
Claffey672,888/
Schleiffer67635/
Clef67224/
Slaifer67193/
Schleipfer67175/
Shlifer67139/
Clew67135/
Schlaipfer67125/
Slijfer6794/
Sleifer6777/
Clev6772/
Claffee6763/
Cleb6741/
Klipfer6734/
Klif6726/
Cleffie6717/
Šleifer678/
Clib673/
Kh'life672/
Jellife672/
Cliv672/
Sliffer672/
Kliaffe672/
Khleife671/
Khlifey671/
Jlliffe671/
Clipher671/
Schlefe671/
Cleffer671/
Gellife671/
Chellif671/
Cleffes671/
Schlaiffer671/
Clefesh671/
Khlifer671/
Khlifet671/
Qlif671/
Schleifeer671/
Clyf671/
Clepfer670/
Sliffey670/
Sleiffe670/
Schliffest670/
Cleffey670/

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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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  • 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 Clife
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