Cligg Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cligg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cligg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:1,466,26563,675
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Cligg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cligg is found most in England. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Cligg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cligg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Cligg live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 1,466,265. In England it is most common in: Devon, where 45 percent reside, Dorset, where 21 percent reside and Warwickshire, where 18 percent reside. Excluding England this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Cligg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cligg has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Cligg last name grew 141 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cligg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Cligg surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Claigg910/
Clig8914/
Clegg8027,305/
Clugg8041/
Claig806/
Sligg802/
Cluig801/
Cleig800/
Sclig800/
Schliegg771/
Schlig73105/
Cluigt7338/
Cleggs7329/
Cleigh7319/
Claigh731/
Dclegg731/
Cleagg731/
Cligue730/
Chellig67286/
Schleig67205/
Clik67151/
Klig6754/
Clug6740/
Cleg6717/
Schlaig6714/
Clic674/
Slig672/
Clix672/
Scillig671/
Claggic671/
Schlieg671/
Schllig671/
Jlig671/
Cleigue671/
Schlegg671/
Chillig671/
Cliq671/
Scleigh670/
Kelligg670/

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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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  • 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 Cligg
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