Clitton Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Clitton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clitton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Clitton (43) may also be a first name.

Clitton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clitton occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clitton? popularity and diffusion

Clitton is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Clitton reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 43 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Clitton is most numerous in: Rivers, where 60 percent live and Bayelsa, where 20 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent live and Ghana, where 10 percent live.

Clitton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clitton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Clitton Last Name Statistics demography

Clitton earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cliton92285/
Cleiton86212/
Cliston86104/
Claiton8630/
Clitone866/
Cletton862/
Clytton861/
Clisston802/
Claytton802/
Clichton801/
Claitong801/
Chliston800/
Cloiston800/
Cleton77492/
Clitan77248/
Clyton7737/
Kliton772/
Clitun770/
Clayton71124,086/
Cleeton71847/
Cleaton71806/
Cleyton71109/
Kleiton7140/
Sletton7139/
Cletone711/
Cleston711/
Slaiton711/
Claitom711/
Cloyton710/
Slytton710/
Clezton710/
Klithong6723/
Klaitong6712/
Kluitong677/
Silliton677/
Claytoun674/
Claytoon673/
Claytong673/
Claytone673/
Claytond672/
Claytoin671/
Cleathon671/
Cllayton671/
Kleitong671/
Slichton671/
Chlistoń671/
Claython671/
Scleyton671/
Schlichtong671/
Kclayton671/
Kleithon671/
Tclayton670/
Sclayton670/
Clesthon670/
Cluyston670/
Clayston670/

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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 Clitton
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