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Where Does The Last Name Cloete Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Cloete (Arabic: كلويت) is found most in South Africa. It can appear as a variant: Cloeté. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cloete? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 9,419^th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 121,279 people. The last name Cloete occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Cloete are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 998,282^nd most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 91 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 52,974 people, or 1 in 1,023. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 37 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 29 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Cloete is found in 55 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 10 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Cloete Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Cloete has changed over time. 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 Cloete are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political 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.