Cliffs Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Cliffs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Cliffs (12) may also be a first name.
Cliffs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cliffs Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cliffs is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cliffs? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Cliffs live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Cliffs is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Cliffs is most numerous in: California, where 40 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 40 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 20 percent are found. Excluding The United States Cliffs occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 11 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.
Cliffs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cliffs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cliffs last name declined 69 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff | 91 | 11,335 | / |
| Cliffe | 83 | 5,518 | / |
| Clifft | 83 | 747 | / |
| Cleffs | 83 | 44 | / |
| Clieff | 83 | 21 | / |
| Cleiff | 83 | 10 | / |
| Clliff | 83 | 1 | / |
| Clif | 80 | 64 | / |
| Clifffe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Clift | 73 | 11,213 | / |
| Cleff | 73 | 470 | / |
| Kliff | 73 | 109 | / |
| Clief | 73 | 29 | / |
| Clife | 73 | 7 | / |
| Clyff | 73 | 4 | / |
| Clyfs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Clefs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cleif | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cleife | 67 | 104 | / |
| Cleeff | 67 | 16 | / |
| Klieff | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cleffe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kleiff | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khliff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kloiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cillif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kliffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clefss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cluife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cloyfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clefft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kleffs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klaiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cloyff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cliovs | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Cliffs
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