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 occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Clisham.

How Common Is The Last Name Clisham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 532,873rd most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 12,025,653 people. The last name Clisham is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Clisham are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Clisham is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 803,678. In The United States Clisham is primarily found 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 prevalency of Clisham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Clisham surname grew 1,409 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 353 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 257 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Clisham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Clisham surname are 2.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.22% being registered with the 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
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  • 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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