Clofton Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Clofton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clofton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Clofton (8) may also be a first name.

Clofton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clofton has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clofton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Clofton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Clofton reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Clofton is also the 4,213,784th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 8 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 25 percent live, Mississippi, where 25 percent live and Missouri, where 25 percent live.

Clofton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Clofton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Clofton surname fell 76 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Clofton Last Name Statistics demography

Clofton earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clafton86252/
Clowton861/
Clobton861/
Clouphton751/
Klafton7115/
Clavton711/
Klowton711/
Clawton710/
Claphton6712/
Clawthon671/
Slowthong631/
Kleowtong631/
Slaftan571/
Slawton570/
Kliawtong501/
Klawthong501/

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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 Clofton
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