Clovis Surname

107,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Clovis Surname User-submission:

It originates in the Germanic, Chlodowech or Chlodowich, the same name that gave rise to Louis, formed by the joining of elements: hlud, which means 'fame' and wig,meaning 'warrior'; and means "glorious fighter' or 'famous warrior'.

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Clovis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,0921:60,8278,242
United States7951:455,92338,976
Chad7701:17,6522,191
Saint Lucia2621:682117
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Brazil1891:1,132,66839,509
Cameroon1611:129,00014,584
Mauritius1351:9,5812,049
England1191:468,21930,572
Trinidad and Tobago811:16,8392,073
Haiti781:136,9735,994
Ivory Coast721:320,43411,797
Tanzania671:790,17342,439
Italy501:1,223,13475,323
Canada471:783,94961,790
Panama281:139,7244,684
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
India121:63,922,115578,870
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Israel91:950,84857,975
Congo71:712,72815,723
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Montserrat11:4,947471
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

The alternate forms: Clóvis (19) & Clòvis (1) are calculated separately.

Clovis (124,942) may also be a first name.

Clovis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It originates in the Germanic, Chlodowech or Chlodowich, the same name that gave rise to Louis, formed by the joining of elements: hlud, which means 'fame' and wig,meaning 'warrior'; and means "glorious fighter' or 'famous warrior'. The name Clovis emerged as a shortened form of the Latinized version, Chlodovicu, and was spread by King Clovis I, the first king of the Franks who became known by completely uniting the barbarians and for having left Arianism when he converted to Catholicism.

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Clovis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clovis (Marathi: ोवीस) occurs most in France. It can also appear in the variant forms: Clóvis or Clòvis. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clovis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Clovis is the 107,154th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,672,990 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Clovis reside; 22 percent reside in Caribbean and 19 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Clovis is also the 8,295th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 124,942 people.

The last name is most widely held in France, where it is held by 1,092 people, or 1 in 60,827. In France it is mostly found in: Martinique, where 46 percent reside, French Guiana, where 26 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 17 percent reside. Barring France Clovis exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Chad, where 18 percent reside.

Clovis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Clovis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 685 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 992 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clovis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Clovis last name are 6.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.06% being registered with the party.

The amount Clovis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 37.56% more than the national average, earning $31,229,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.66% more than the national average, earning $46,023 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.26% less than the national average, earning $43,093 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clóvis9419/
Clòvis941/
Clovise927/
Cleovis923/
Clouvis921/
Chlovis921/
Clovist921/
Cloviss921/
Clovi9113/
Cloves83278/
Clavis83269/
Slovis83140/
Clouvi8319/
Klovis8315/
Clovio832/
Clobis830/
Clowis830/
Clauvis7753/
Clavais7712/
Clovice7711/
Sclavis778/
Cloveus771/
Cleobis771/
Slovish771/
Sloyvis770/
Cleoves770/
Slovies770/
Clove73293/
Clavi7335/
Clobi7312/
Klovi739/
Clovy737/
Schlobis717/
Schlavis714/
Clobisch711/
Clover675,984/
Clowes675,767/
Klouvi671,719/
Clavio671,345/
Clobes67838/
Claves67356/
Sloves67253/
Slavis67133/
Clovey6762/
Klavis6734/
Kloves6726/
Clovet6717/
Kloviy674/
Clabis673/
Cleobi673/
Clavij673/
Closue672/
Clavit672/
Clóves672/
Clavid672/
Cloubi672/
Klovie672/
Klovic671/
Zlavis671/
Gillovais671/
Claviz671/
Clavix671/
Cleove670/
Klobis670/

Clovis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Clovis in the Marathi language
ोवीसovisa-

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