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 occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cliffen? popularity and diffusion

Cliffen is the 1,871,545th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Cliffen reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent first name globally, held by 39 people.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 742,907. In England Cliffen is most numerous in: Greater London, where 24 percent live, Devon, where 17 percent live and West Sussex, where 16 percent live. Not including England this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Cliffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cliffen has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 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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