Clrke Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Clrke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clrke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Clrke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clrke is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clrke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Clrke occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Clrke live; 33 percent live in Caribbean and 33 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

The last name Clrke is most numerous in Australia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. Outside of Australia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Bahamas, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clerke91545/
Clrk893/
Clerkie831/
Clerkey830/
Clerk803,196/
Clrka801/
Klærke73238/
Clerck73156/
Klerke7371/
Klrkey731/
Clerki731/
Clerce730/
Schlerker710/
Clergue671,886/
Clerque67881/
Clrx671/
Clrc671/
Clrg671/
Klerker671/

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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 Clrke
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