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Where Does The Last Name Cliff Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Cliff (Arabic: كليف) occurs most in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cliff? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 45,743^rd most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 642,924 people. The surname Cliff occurs mostly in Europe, where 39 percent of Cliff live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in British Isles. Cliff is also the 9,844^th most frequent first name globally, borne by 103,902 people.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 4,067 people, or 1 in 13,700. In England it is most numerous in: Staffordshire, where 9 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 8 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Excluding England this surname exists in 83 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Cliff Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Cliff has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cliff last name expanded 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 464 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 750 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 274 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cliff Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (30%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Cliff surname are 11.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.39% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cliff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 193.68% more than the national average, earning R 697,896 per year; in United States they earn 2.84% less than the national average, earning $41,923 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.97% more than the national average, earning $53,145 CAD per year.