Clink Surname

294,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9601:377,56133,381
England721:773,86242,299
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Scotland651:82,3666,014
Canada461:800,99162,809
Australia361:749,88148,970
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland501:74,8644,249
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3281:153,10614,139

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clijnk91110/
Clinck9157/
Chlink916/
Sclink912/
Clinks911/
Clinke911/
Schlink832,206/
Clincke83285/
Clinckx8388/
Chlinke831/
Klink8018,944/
Slink80619/
Cling80197/
Clynk80159/
Clenk8020/
Clinc805/
Clnks804/
Qlink803/
Celnk802/
Clinq801/
Clinx800/
Clnnk800/
Schlinck7773/
Clijncke7711/
Schlinks770/
Klinke736,341/
Klinck732,014/
Clings7322/
Shlink7312/
Slinke7310/
Slinks733/
Clynke733/
Klingk733/
Clenke732/
Chling731/
Clenck731/
Jlinks731/
Klinkh731/
Kluink731/
Clingg730/
Sclenk730/
Clenks730/
Schlincke716/
Schlenk671,813/
Schling67344/
Clyncke67229/
Sellink67132/
Klincke67113/
Cilling6765/
Gellink6750/
Szlinke6710/
Killink6710/
Celling676/
Zchling674/
Šlinkšė672/
Shlinke672/
Clnc671/
Clinque671/
Gyslink671/
Chsling671/
Clng671/
Sillink670/
Klnk670/
Gillink670/

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