Clou Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Clou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3201:207,57132,261
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Clou (29) may also be a first name.

Clou Last Name Facts

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

Clou is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Clou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clou is the 711,133rd most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Clou live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Clou is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 29 people.

Clou is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 320 people, or 1 in 207,571. In France Clou is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 25 percent live, Île-de-France, where 16 percent live and Occitanie, where 16 percent live. Beside France Clou occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Clou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Clou has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Clou surname grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Clou Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Clou earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 35.96% more than the national average, earning $58,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.09% more than the national average, earning $52,707 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cloud8922,546/
Clout892,214/
Cloux891,099/
Clous89596/
Cloup89569/
Cloue89168/
Cloué8925/
Clouz893/
Chlou892/
Clouy891/
Cleou891/
Clo861,571/
Clu8638/
Clouet805,558/
Cloudt80483/
Clouts80154/
Clouth80125/
Clouye80102/
Cloutt8094/
Cellou8073/
Cloues8057/
Clouss8027/
Clouch8022/
Cleous8020/
Claoue8016/
Clouds8013/
Clehou8013/
Clouya8010/
Clouët805/
Cloush804/
Cleoux802/
Clousd802/
Cloued802/
Cleoud801/
Cloudd801/
Cloust801/
Clouyd801/
Tchlou801/
Chlouh801/
Clouje801/
Clouyo801/
Clouys801/
Clouph800/
Cloutz800/
Cloueh800/
Clos753,380/
Clot753,258/
Klou751,989/
Clue75900/
Clop75883/
Cloe75804/
Cloy75758/
Cleo75473/
Cloa75471/
Clau75322/
Cloo75249/
Clup75173/
Clio75166/
Clus7588/
Cloß7583/
Chlo7571/
Clut7559/
Clod7555/
Cloz7540/
Cleu7521/
Zlou7518/
Cluz7512/
Chlu759/
Clud755/
Cluß754/
Cluj754/
Cloi753/
Cloh752/
Cloë752/
Cliu751/
Clui751/
Cloţ751/
Cslo751/
Qclu751/
Qlou751/
Tclu751/
Cclu751/
Cluu751/
Clux751/
Clyo751/
Cllo750/
Cluy750/
Chillou73198/
Chellou7336/
Clhouhy730/
Clouett730/
Clehous730/
Clouies730/
Claus6732,427/
Claud678,866/
Clauß674,904/
Cloyd674,715/
Cillo674,611/
Closs674,545/
Chllu674,503/
Cello672,428/
Cloos671,948/
Claux671,455/
Clowe67727/
Clopp67394/
Kloue67387/
Claut67347/
Chloe67272/
Clott67271/
Cloot67182/
Cleus67166/
Clost67163/
Clotz67120/
Cluss67112/
Clodd67111/
Cluis6799/
Clodt6795/
Cloys6772/
Closz6761/
Cleux6760/
Clupp6750/
Cloch6744/
Clots6744/
Cleod6742/
Qlouh6740/
Clauz6734/
Cluth6728/
Clust6725/
Clius6724/
Chloi6721/
Cloyi6721/
Cloës6721/
Cloid6715/
Clohs6715/
Cloye6713/
Kleou6713/
Clayo6712/
Klouy6712/
Chloň679/
Closh677/
Cillu677/
Clooß677/
Cliui676/
Clood676/
Cellu676/
Klouj676/
Cqulo676/
Cluit675/
Cliio675/
Khlou675/
Chellouh675/
Claio674/
Zlouh674/
Clutt673/
Cluch673/
Cludd673/
Chleu673/
Claue673/
Dsclo673/
Cloie672/
Cludt672/
Clyoe672/
Chlau672/
Cloyo672/
Chloë672/
Chluy672/
Clodz672/
Cloha672/
Cloht672/
Cloya672/
Tchlo672/
Clois671/
Qloud671/
Chlho671/
Chliu671/
Cleud671/
Clios671/
Cloia671/
Cloiheau671/
Cloii671/
Clopf671/
Cluid671/
Cluyd671/
Clush671/
Chlue671/
Cleoh671/
Chllo671/
Cluiz671/
Klouh671/
Qllou671/
Quclu671/
Clijo671/
Cloët671/
Cloëz671/
Cloța671/
Cluod671/
Cliue671/
Claup671/
Clauy671/
Csleo671/
Ckloj671/
Clocz671/
Cleue671/
Cleut670/
Cluie670/
Cloit670/
Clejo670/
Cloyt670/
Cluhe670/
Cloop670/
Closp670/

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