Cligny Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Cligny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cligny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1751:379,55856,305
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Cligny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cligny occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cligny? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,239,697th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname Cligny occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Cligny reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 379,558. In France Cligny is most common in: Grand Est, where 37 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 28 percent are found and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 9 percent are found. Excluding France it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Cligny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cligny last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Cligny earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 118.29% more than the national average, earning $94,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caligny9275/
Coligny9265/
Clign910/
Colligny8612/
Calligny868/
Clioigny864/
Colgny833/
Colign831/
Culign830/
Clgn801/
Clignet77247/
Clignez7741/
Caligna773/
Caligni772/
Caligno771/
Cologny771/
Galigny771/
Coligno771/
Coligna770/
Callign770/
Coligne770/
Clgna731/
Clignett71176/
Colligni7128/
Coloigne711/
Calignia711/
Colligno711/
Colligna711/
Colliagn711/
Clogne6727/
Clagna6710/
Clagne673/
Galign672/
Clogna671/
Colgne671/
Cologn671/
Clugnh670/
Coolgn670/
Clygnet6246/
Klignet6217/
Kligner624/
Sligner621/
Clegnet620/

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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 Cligny
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