Closey Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Closey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Closey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
United States211:17,259,949572,238
England171:3,277,533109,658
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Closey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Closey occurs most in New Zealand. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Closey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,918,812th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Closey are found; 59 percent are found in Australasia and 59 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Closey is most frequently used in New Zealand, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 88,791. In New Zealand Closey is most numerous in: Auckland Region, where 55 percent live, Canterbury Region, where 31 percent live and Bay of Plenty Region, where 10 percent live. Barring New Zealand it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

Closey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Closey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Closey last name declined 32 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Closey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Closey surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the political party.

Closey earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.34% more than the national average, earning $54,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clossey92301/
Clohsey921/
Clousey920/
Chlosey920/
Cloesey920/
Close9127,150/
Closy912/
Closshey8612/
Clossehy860/
Clossiey860/
Clouse8310,941/
Closse83441/
Closet83219/
Closed83192/
Cloose8380/
Clasey8362/
Closer8348/
Clohse8340/
Cleose8321/
Closes838/
Cloise833/
Closay832/
Clossy832/
Closie832/
Closue832/
Closeu831/
Cloyse830/
Cloese830/
Clusey830/
Closee830/
Cloxsy830/
Closcy830/
Clouser773,802/
Closset772,522/
Closser77872/
Closier77649/
Classey77203/
Clochey77109/
Clousse7735/
Clausey7723/
Schlose7713/
Clohset7711/
Clooser772/
Cloujey771/
Clousea771/
Cloiser771/
Clossys771/
Clouses771/
Cloisse771/
Clhoshe771/
Cleoses771/
Cloudsy770/
Clashey770/
Clossie770/
Clushey770/
Clothsy770/
Clousie770/
Closett770/
Klose7333,145/
Closa732,977/
Clase732,809/
Cluse73559/
Closi7364/
Cloce7314/
Cloze738/
Slose733/
Klosy732/
Clasy732/
Clusy732/
Jlosy732/
Cloge731/
Closé731/
Jlose731/
Xlose731/
Clocy731/
Cloxe730/
Clousier71177/
Schloser7142/
Clousher7135/
Kloutsey7120/
Clehouse7110/
Šchloser7110/
Clahasey713/
Chlosser712/
Schlosse712/
Kloussey712/
Claussey711/
Clossett711/
Clossset711/
Cloisshe710/
Clouchey710/
Clause673,466/
Claase671,398/
Closca671,367/
Classe671,128/
Closas67937/
Slosse67447/
Klouse67347/
Sclosa67312/
Cloche67292/
Clases67192/
Klosse67182/
Kloese67151/
Classy67151/
Claser67145/
Cluyse67145/
Khlosy67122/
Clacey67119/
Šloser6797/
Clossa6781/
Cleosa6765/
Kloose6758/
Klasey6749/
Clahassey6737/
Clossi6732/
Clouzy6727/
Clazey6722/
Sloser6722/
Clodge6716/
Cluset6712/
Schlooser679/
Clasie678/
Slossy678/
Clousa678/
Clotscher677/
Klusey676/
Clocet676/
Schloszer676/
Claset675/
Clozer675/
Sloise675/
Cluses674/
Schlloser674/
Şloser674/
Slouse673/
Cloisa673/
Cloyce672/
Clasea672/
Closia672/
Cluser672/
Sloshy672/
Clozet672/
Cluise672/
Clusse672/
Cloice671/
Klojey671/
Klosep671/
Kloshe671/
Klossy671/
Cleuse671/
Cliase671/
Clluse671/
Cloger671/
Clozie671/
Schlosher671/
Cleusy671/
Clocer671/
Clausy671/
Kloise671/
Schlosset671/
Clhase671/
Clouge671/
Clouje671/
Cloßet671/
Cloţea671/
Closhi671/
Kllosy671/
Slasey670/
Clogie670/
Clouce670/
Clashe670/
Chlahasey670/
Schlossee670/
Sloose670/
Clouze670/
Clousi670/
Cloige670/
Schloscer670/
Clucey670/
Clouxe670/
Schlossie670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Closey
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