Clifferd Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Ireland

Clifferd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clifferd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Clifferd (89) may also be a first name.

Clifferd Last Name Facts

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

Clifferd is found most frequently in India. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Clifferd click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clifferd? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Clifferd live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,011,231st most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 89 people.

Clifferd is most common in India, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India it is most numerous in: Karnataka, where 50 percent reside, Kerala, where 17 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account India Clifferd is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Ireland, where 11 percent reside.

Clifferd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clifferd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Clifferd surname decreased 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cliffer9320/
Cliffird8810/
Cliffert881/
Cliffred880/
Clifeard880/
Clefferd880/
Clifer860/
Kliffer8026/
Cleferd802/
Cleffer801/
Cleifer801/
Kliferd801/
Clifert800/
Clipfer800/
Sliffert751/
Cloipfer750/
Schleiffert7448/
Cleoifier711/
Klifer710/
Schliefert67145/
Kleffer67130/
Schleifert6740/
Klipfer6734/
Slifert677/
Kliefer673/
Khlifer671/
Clipher671/
Clefert670/
Clepfer670/

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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 Clifferd
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