Cloister Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Cloister Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cloister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Cloister (10) may also be a first name.

Cloister Last Name Facts

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

Cloister occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cloister? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Cloister are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 10 people.

Cloister is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Cloister is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 33 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 33 percent reside and Texas, where 33 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside.

Cloister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cloister has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cloister last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Closter93844/
Clister9361/
Cloiter931/
Cluister888/
Clouster884/
Clooster883/
Cloither883/
Chlister881/
Claister881/
Clistier881/
Cloter86135/
Cloite861/
Closte861/
Cliste861/
Cloithier821/
Cillister820/
Kloster8010,879/
Cloitre80749/
Clouter80594/
Clester80441/
Clotter80403/
Klister80274/
Clostre80215/
Clother80174/
Cloeter80157/
Claster80151/
Cliteur8098/
Claiter8018/
Clotere8017/
Clitter8011/
Clotier807/
Clozter806/
Clistie801/
Clistes801/
Cluiter801/
Cleoter801/
Claiste801/
Clyster800/
Cleiter800/
Clote77111/
Clite7725/
Cloutier7541,470/
Clothier756,247/
Klooster753,827/
Kleister75283/
Klyoster75221/
Kloester7568/
Clouther7515/
Cloutter7513/
Klaister7512/
Clastere7510/
Kliester755/
Clauster755/
Clouteir753/
Clesther752/
Celliste751/
Cleaster751/
Klosterr751/
Klostter751/
Claisete751/
Clayster751/
Klloster751/
Clithere750/
Cleother750/
Clouteer750/
Claisted750/
Clittier750/
Cleuster750/
Cloete7160,089/
Clouthier711,677/
Clotet711,381/
Clites711,074/
Clater71478/
Kloter71470/
Cloute71221/
Claite7162/
Clotes7145/
Clotte7140/
Clista7135/
Clotir7126/
Clotis7125/
Cleter7117/
Cloote7116/
Closta7111/
Kloste719/
Clotea715/
Cleste715/
Kliter714/
Clitte714/
Clotey714/
Cleite714/
Clisti713/
Cleote713/
Clotre712/
Clothe712/
Claste712/
Killister711/
Clothhier711/
Cloutierr711/
Clisty711/
Clitie711/
Kloite711/
Kleistert711/
Cloity711/
Clostaire711/
Clotez711/
Clyter711/
Clotee710/
Clotie710/
Cliete710/
Clouttier710/
Clottey6713,009/
Klester67580/
Klaster67348/
Clottes67308/
Klotter67277/
Kluiter67245/
Clastre67241/
Kleiter67220/
Clostio67194/
Clayter67186/
Cleotes67172/
Claitte67153/
Cleeter67117/
Cloutet67114/
Cliette6788/
Clauter6788/
Klother6775/
Cellote6752/
Clothey6746/
Claaste6744/
Cloutte6743/
Kloeter6719/
Cloette6718/
Cillote6717/
Cliotis6716/
Cleater6715/
Clatter6714/
Clastes6711/
Cloutis6710/
Cloître679/
Cleotis678/
Clittie678/
Klozter677/
Cloutre676/
Cloutie676/
Cleuter674/
Cletter673/
Klitter673/
Klieste673/
Clather672/
Cloytee672/
Clouteu672/
Klouste672/
Klyster671/
Claxter671/
Cleitez671/
Cleothe671/
Cleotie671/
Clistha671/
Clottie671/
Clouete671/
Klostes671/
Klaiter671/
Kläster671/
Klosterová671/
Clotets671/
Klouter671/
Claista671/
Clotais671/
Klisthe671/
Cleaste670/
Kleiste670/
Clestes670/
Cloutir670/
Cloutey670/

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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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  • 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 Cloister
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