Cloves Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cloves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cloves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1361:409,69228,019
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Clóves (2) are calculated separately.

Cloves (13,324) may also be a first name.

Cloves Last Name Facts

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

Cloves occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Clóves. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cloves? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cloves is the 942,947th most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Cloves reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles. Cloves is also the 50,429th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 13,324 people.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 409,692. In England Cloves is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 21 percent live, Greater London, where 21 percent live and East Sussex, where 13 percent live. Excluding England this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Cloves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cloves has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cloves last name rose 213 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 119 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cloves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cloves are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Cloves earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.94% less than the national average, earning $32,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clóves942/
Cloveus921/
Cleoves920/
Clove91293/
Clover835,984/
Clowes835,767/
Clovis834,356/
Clobes83838/
Claves83356/
Sloves83253/
Clovey8362/
Kloves8326/
Clovet8317/
Cleove830/
Clouvet7755/
Slooves7740/
Clovice7711/
Slovets779/
Clovise777/
Sclaves775/
Klovets773/
Cleovis773/
Clouver772/
Clovett771/
Chlovis771/
Cloviss771/
Clovist771/
Clauves771/
Clouvis771/
Clhaves771/
Cleover770/
Slovies770/
Clave735,740/
Klove73728/
Clowe73727/
Clovi7313/
Clovy737/
Claver6727,995/
Clavet671,975/
Clavey67654/
Clavis67269/
Clowez67206/
Slovis67140/
Klobes67126/
Klaves67110/
Clavez6791/
Clabes6759/
Clawes6733/
Klovee6730/
Clouvi6719/
Clóvis6719/
Claoue6716/
Clavee6715/
Klovis6715/
Slaves6714/
Slowes6712/
Slovex673/
Cleobe673/
Clauve673/
Closue672/
Clovio672/
Klovie672/
Clòvis671/
Clavesche671/
Kloveh671/
Clowea671/
Claave670/
Clobis670/
Clowey670/
Clowis670/

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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 Cloves
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