Cliffen Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cliffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cliffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:742,90741,196
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Cliffen (39) may also be a first name.

Cliffen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cliffen is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cliffen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,871,545th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Cliffen are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in British Isles. Cliffen is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 39 people.

Cliffen is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 742,907. In England Cliffen is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 24 percent reside, Devon, where 17 percent reside and West Sussex, where 16 percent reside. Excluding England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Cliffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cliffen has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cliffen last name grew 242 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cliffen Last Name Statistics demography

Cliffen earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.75% more than the national average, earning $55,520 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kliffen86196/
Cliffin8679/
Cleffen860/
Sliffen860/
Schlieffen8213/
Clefen771/
Slifen770/
Kleffen712/
Chlefen711/
Cleffin710/
Sleffen710/
Clefin623/
Klifin622/
Slifin621/
Killheffen590/
Sliphen571/
Klaiphen532/
Khlaiphen50166/
Schlefing5029/
Klaiphaen501/

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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 Cliffen
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