Cliford Surname

247,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Cliford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cliford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8171:216,82112,856
Tanzania4941:107,16910,409
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Panama51:782,45211,059
England51:11,143,612252,590
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Cliford (17,963) may also be a first name.

Cliford Last Name Facts

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

Cliford is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cliford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cliford is the 247,499th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,534,876 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Cliford live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 40,890th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 17,963 people.

The surname Cliford is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 817 people, or 1 in 216,821. In Nigeria Cliford is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 21 percent live, Rivers, where 18 percent live and Delta, where 14 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 31 percent live and Malawi, where 11 percent live.

Cliford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cliford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 72 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cliford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Cliford last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Cliford surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Cliford earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.09% less than the national average, earning $33,188 USD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cliford
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