Clisham Surname

532,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Clisham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clisham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4511:803,67861,918
England1271:438,72529,288
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Wales51:618,90625,852
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Clisham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clisham is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clisham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 532,873rd most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 12,025,653 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Clisham live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 451 people, or 1 in 803,678. In The United States Clisham is most common in: Maryland, where 15 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.

Clisham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clisham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Clisham last name increased 1,409 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 353 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 257 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Clisham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Clisham surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Clisham surname are 2.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

Clisham earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleisham9346/
Chlisham931/
Clesham8682/
Klisham861/
Clishom860/
Clishan860/
Sleisham801/
Cleishan800/
Clisan772/
Clisom772/
Clisant7132/
Klishan7119/
Cleizam711/
Cleciam711/
Clishon710/
Clissem710/
Slesham710/
Cleshan710/
Klischan6727/
Clitsome6710/
Claycham672/
Clissean671/
Cleidsom671/

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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 Clisham
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