Clifter Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Clifter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Clifter Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Clifter (5) may also be a first name.

Clifter Last Name Facts

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

Clifter occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Clifter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Clifter live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Clifter is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 5 people.

The surname Clifter is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Clifter is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 100 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 25 percent are found.

Clifter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clifter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Clifter surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clifte921/
Schlifter8842/
Clefter861/
Slifter861/
Schleifter820/
Schliefter820/
Clifty771/
Klefter717/
Cleftie711/
Slefter710/
Klifti621/
Slewter571/
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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 Clifter
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