Cloete Surname
Approximately 60,089 people bear this surname
Cloete Surname Definition:
“Famous Victor” and “Loud Battle”. Old German abbreviation of Chlodnig (Clovis in French). See also Lewis.
Cloete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 52,974 | 1:1,023 | 92 |
| Namibia | 5,753 | 1:419 | 36 |
| England | 311 | 1:179,158 | 16,199 |
| Zimbabwe | 290 | 1:53,235 | 8,078 |
| New Zealand | 161 | 1:28,126 | 4,911 |
| Botswana | 143 | 1:15,293 | 2,975 |
| Australia | 118 | 1:228,777 | 21,625 |
| United States | 75 | 1:4,832,786 | 249,377 |
| Canada | 68 | 1:541,847 | 45,466 |
| Mozambique | 25 | 1:1,090,463 | 1,880 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Zambia | 9 | 1:1,761,102 | 32,119 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Cayman Islands | 7 | 1:9,128 | 1,205 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
The alternate forms: Cloeté (3) are calculated separately.
Cloete (91) may also be a first name.
Cloete Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Famous Victor” and “Loud Battle”. Old German abbreviation of Chlodnig (Clovis in French). See also Lewis.
Cloete Demographics
Average Cloete Salary in
United States
$40,629 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cloete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cloete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cloete (Arabic: كلويت) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Cloeté. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cloete? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,419th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 121,279 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Cloete reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Cloete is also the 998,282nd most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 91 people.
The surname Cloete is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 52,974 people, or 1 in 1,023. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 37 percent live, Northern Cape, where 29 percent live and Gauteng, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 10 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Cloete Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cloete has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 1,829 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cloete Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cloete surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Cloete earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 9.28% more than the national average, earning R 259,692 per year; in United States they earn 5.84% less than the national average, earning $40,629 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.61% more than the national average, earning $62,902 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cloete Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cloete in the Arabic language | ||
| كلويت | klwyt | - |
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Footnotes
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