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
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Clink Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Clink Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Clink occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Clink? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 294,474th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,623,106 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Clink live; 52 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. Clink is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name globally, borne by 18 people.
The surname Clink is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 960 people, or 1 in 377,561. In The United States Clink is most frequent in: Ohio, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and Georgia, where 4 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.
Clink Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Clink has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Clink last name rose 293 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 130 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Clink Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Clink last name is chiefly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Clink last name are 10.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.86% registered to vote for 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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