Clorec Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Clorec Surname User-submission:

It is the Breton equivalent of the French word clerc. In French, the name refers in principle to a cleric (Latin clericus), a member of the clergy but not necessarily a priest. In fact, it mainly refers to a scholar. The current meaning of secretary (especially in a notary's office) appears later (15th century).

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Clorec Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey21:25,9413,069

Clorec Surname Meaning

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It is the Breton equivalent of the French word clerc. In French, the name refers in principle to a cleric (Latin clericus), a member of the clergy but not necessarily a priest. In fact, it mainly refers to a scholar. The current meaning of secretary (especially in a notary's office) appears later (15th century). Attention: in some cases Clerc may be a variant of the first name Clear.

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Clorec Last Name Facts

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

Clorec is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Clorec click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clorec? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Clorec occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Clorec live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 16,605,680. In France it is most frequent in: Hauts-de-France, where 25 percent live, Normandy, where 25 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 25 percent live. Excluding France this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cloerec92326/
Cloirec92274/
Cloërec923/
Clores837,679/
Clerec8340/
Clorez8312/
Clarec833/
Clérec831/
Slorec831/
Clarech772/
Clereck772/
Cloures771/
Clorres771/
Cleores770/
Cloeric770/
Clareich711/
Clourick711/
Clares674,058/
Klorek67799/
Cloris67405/
Slores67344/
Clarez6734/
Claric6725/
Slorez6710/
Slorek677/
Clarek677/
Clareg672/
Klarec671/
Zlorek671/
Clurex671/
Clareq671/
Jlores670/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Clorec
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