Cling Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Cling Surname Definition:
CLING: (Danish.) Klinge, a blade, a sword.
Cling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 145 | 1:2,499,717 | 152,655 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 212 | 1:236,881 | 19,844 |
Cling (70) may also be a first name.
Cling Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
CLING: (Danish.) Klinge, a blade, a sword.
Cling Demographics
Average Cling Salary in
United States
$37,249 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Cling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cling Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cling occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cling? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,198,640th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Cling reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cling is also the 1,162,016th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 70 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 2,499,717. In The United States Cling is most frequent in: Arizona, where 28 percent are found, California, where 22 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in France, where 8 percent are found and The Philippines, where 7 percent are found.
Cling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cling surname contracted 32 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Cling Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cling surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.
The amount Cling earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 13.67% less than the national average, earning $37,249 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.76% more than the national average, earning $68,942 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Cling
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis