Clues Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Clues Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Clüjs; a personal name.

Clues Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2141:126,14813,799
England1381:403,75427,757
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
Scotland371:101,1685,037
Isle of Man81:6,784664
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Clues Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Clüjs; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Clues Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clues has its highest incidence in Australia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Clues? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 707,442nd most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 17,560,352 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Clues live; 52 percent live in Australasia and 52 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Clues is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 126,148. In Australia Clues is mostly concentrated in: New South Wales, where 46 percent are found, Queensland, where 17 percent are found and Western Australia, where 14 percent are found. Barring Australia it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Clues Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Clues has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Clues last name expanded 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 767 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clues Last Name Statistics demography

Clues earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.67% less than the national average, earning $19,990 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cloues9157/
Cluess9141/
Claues911/
Cluies910/
Clue89900/
Clauese830/
Clouies830/
Claus8032,427/
Claes8023,829/
Cloes801,107/
Cluer80759/
Clees80610/
Clous80596/
Cleys80459/
Cluet80432/
Cleis80209/
Cloue80168/
Cleus80166/
Cluis8099/
Klues8060/
Cluey8027/
Cleas8018/
Celue803/
Clies802/
Clyes801/
Clves801/
Clued801/
Cliue801/
Cluie800/
Cluhe800/
Cluee800/
Clouse7310,941/
Clauss737,850/
Clowes735,767/
Clouet735,558/
Clause733,466/
Cleves732,274/
Cluett731,593/
Clewes731,504/
Clewis731,284/
Clease73246/
Cloyes73234/
Clayes73174/
Cleiss73159/
Clouts73154/
Cluyse73145/
Clajus73137/
Kluess73112/
Clauhs73111/
Clevis73105/
Cluyts7389/
Cluiss7375/
Celuis7358/
Clebis7350/
Clausz7334/
Clawes7333/
Clouss7327/
Cleous7320/
Cleios7318/
Clauce7314/
Clouds7313/
Cleisz739/
Claies739/
Cleise738/
Chilue736/
Cluish735/
Cleuts735/
Claess735/
Clebes734/
Cloush734/
Ciluis734/
Kluese733/
Cluits733/
Claush733/
Cleish732/
Clousd732/
Cleyus732/
Clauds732/
Cloued732/
Cluise732/
Cleuse731/
Clouer731/
Cloust731/
Cleius731/
Chelue731/
Cleyse731/
Cleuce731/
Clewys731/
Cleyes731/
Clouey731/
Clouys731/
Clauys731/
Cleyss731/
Cloess730/
Clouce730/
Cleist730/
Cluher730/
Cloies730/
Kilues730/
Cluedt730/
Kelues730/
Cloueh730/
Clausse672,960/
Klue671,305/
Cluydts6758/
Clousse6735/
Clevish6730/
Kiluese6727/
Clewies6717/
Clausch6710/
Cleoish675/
Clouche675/
Celleus674/
Clausøe674/
Clevise673/
Cleeyes672/
Clesver672/
Clwe672/
Clbe672/
Quilues671/
Cheluis671/
Cleveas671/
Clevist671/
Clouher671/
Clui671/
Cleidse671/
Clouhet671/
Chlebis671/
Chlebys671/
Cleveus671/
Clewges671/
Cleisse671/
Cleojas671/
Claussz671/
Ccleios671/
Clauhss671/
Cleiose671/
Cleydse671/
Clouett670/
Clehous670/
Chlevis670/
Cleuiss670/
Chleves670/
Cleweis670/
Cloyese670/
Cleveis670/

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