Clink Surname
Approximately 1,296 people bear this surname
Clink Surname Definition:
An uncommon surname recorded in Perthshire and still existing in the Fife district (Sc. Ant., IV, p. 114). The writer there says it is Flemish, and that Jan Clink was a magistrate of Ghent in the fifteenth century.
Clink Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 960 | 1:377,561 | 33,381 |
| England | 72 | 1:773,862 | 42,299 |
| Brazil | 67 | 1:3,195,139 | 92,032 |
| Scotland | 65 | 1:82,366 | 6,014 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 50 | 1:74,864 | 4,249 |
| England | 44 | 1:553,986 | 29,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 328 | 1:153,106 | 14,139 |
Clink (18) may also be a first name.
Clink Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An uncommon surname recorded in Perthshire and still existing in the Fife district (Sc. Ant., IV, p. 114). The writer there says it is Flemish, and that Jan Clink was a magistrate of Ghent in the fifteenth century.
Clink Demographics
Clink Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Clink Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Clink Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Clink is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Clink? popularity and diffusion
Clink is the 294,474th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,623,106 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Clink reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 18 people.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 960 people, or 1 in 377,561. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and Georgia, where 4 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.
Clink Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Clink has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Clink surname expanded 293 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 130 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Clink Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Clink surname is chiefly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Clink surname are 10.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.86% registered with the party.
The amount Clink earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.38% more than the national average, earning $43,743 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.19% more than the national average, earning $65,675 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clijnk | 91 | 110 | / |
| Clinck | 91 | 57 | / |
| Chlink | 91 | 6 | / |
| Sclink | 91 | 2 | / |
| Clinks | 91 | 1 | / |
| Clinke | 91 | 1 | / |
| Schlink | 83 | 2,206 | / |
| Clincke | 83 | 285 | / |
| Clinckx | 83 | 88 | / |
| Chlinke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Klink | 80 | 18,944 | / |
| Slink | 80 | 619 | / |
| Cling | 80 | 197 | / |
| Clynk | 80 | 159 | / |
| Clenk | 80 | 20 | / |
| Clinc | 80 | 5 | / |
| Clnks | 80 | 4 | / |
| Qlink | 80 | 3 | / |
| Celnk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Clinq | 80 | 1 | / |
| Clinx | 80 | 0 | / |
| Clnnk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schlinck | 77 | 73 | / |
| Clijncke | 77 | 11 | / |
| Schlinks | 77 | 0 | / |
| Klinke | 73 | 6,341 | / |
| Klinck | 73 | 2,014 | / |
| Clings | 73 | 22 | / |
| Shlink | 73 | 12 | / |
| Slinke | 73 | 10 | / |
| Slinks | 73 | 3 | / |
| Clynke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Klingk | 73 | 3 | / |
| Clenke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chling | 73 | 1 | / |
| Clenck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jlinks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Klinkh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kluink | 73 | 1 | / |
| Clingg | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sclenk | 73 | 0 | / |
| Clenks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schlincke | 71 | 6 | / |
| Schlenk | 67 | 1,813 | / |
| Schling | 67 | 344 | / |
| Clyncke | 67 | 229 | / |
| Sellink | 67 | 132 | / |
| Klincke | 67 | 113 | / |
| Cilling | 67 | 65 | / |
| Gellink | 67 | 50 | / |
| Szlinke | 67 | 10 | / |
| Killink | 67 | 10 | / |
| Celling | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zchling | 67 | 4 | / |
| Šlinkšė | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shlinke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Clnc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clinque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyslink | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chsling | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sillink | 67 | 0 | / |
| Klnk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gillink | 67 | 0 | / |
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