Clorke Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Clorke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clorke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland591:75,0825,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Clorke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clorke is found in Jamaica more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clorke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clorke is the 11,742,229th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Clorke live; 50 percent live in Caribbean and 50 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

This surname is most commonly used in Jamaica, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 2,869,947. Excluding Jamaica it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Clorke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Clorke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Clorke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Clorke last name is primarily Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clorkey921/
Clork912/
Schlorke86221/
Clarke83422,456/
Cloirec77274/
Clarkie7724/
Clarcke7717/
Clarkee776/
Clarkey776/
Claarke773/
Clarkke772/
Clarrke772/
Cliarke771/
Claerke771/
Clarkez771/
Clarkée771/
Clerkey770/
Clurkey770/
Cllarke770/
Clark73995,376/
Clãrk731/
Klork730/
Clarkesr711/
D'Clarke711/
Schlarke710/
Clarck67442/
Slarke67129/
Klerke6771/
Klarke6758/
Clarka6742/
Clarky6712/
Claark6711/
Clarkc677/
Cclark676/
Cllark675/
Hclark674/
Clasrk674/
Clarkg672/
Clarce672/
Clarkj672/
Cklark672/
Klärke671/
Clarki671/
Clarkkeys671/
Clarkz671/
Klorka670/
Clarrk670/
Clorgh670/
Clarkk670/

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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 Clorke
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis