Clyd Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Clyd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clyd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Clyd (251) may also be a first name.

Clyd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clyd occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clyd? popularity and diffusion

Clyd is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Clyd reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Clyd is also the 562,655th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 251 people.

Clyd is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Clyd is most frequent in: Arizona, where 33 percent reside, Indiana, where 17 percent reside and Michigan, where 17 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in China, where 11 percent reside and Ecuador, where 11 percent reside.

Clyd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Clyd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Clyd surname rose 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Clyd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Clyd surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Clyd earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.65% more than the national average, earning $63,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cloyd894,715/
Clayd893/
Clyod893/
Cleyd891/
Cluyd891/
Clouyd801/
Cloyds800/
Klyd75147/
Clid759/
Cljd751/
Qlyd751/
Cled751/
Cluydts7358/
Klayd67259/
Chlid6722/
Claid6715/
Cloid6715/
Clayt6713/
Cleed6710/
Kleyd676/
Kloyd673/
Clead673/
Clijd671/
Cluid671/
Cledd670/
Cloyt670/

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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 Clyd
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