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

The surname Clou occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Clou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 711,133rd most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. The last name Clou is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Clou live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 29 people.

The surname Clou is most widespread 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 reside, Île-de-France, where 16 percent reside and Occitanie, where 16 percent reside. Not including France it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Clou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clou has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Clou last name expanded 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
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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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