Clénin Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Clénin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clénin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1571:52,3126,856
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Clenin (109) are calculated separately.

Clénin Last Name Facts

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

Clénin occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Clenin. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clénin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,380,086th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Clénin live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 52,312. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Bern, where 69 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 11 percent reside and Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel, where 7 percent reside. Barring Switzerland Clénin occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clenin94109/
Clonin835/
Clinin832/
Clennin7752/
Clannin7712/
Clionin778/
Cleanin776/
Clining774/
Chlenin772/
Chlynin771/
Clinion771/
Clening770/
Chlynina7114/
Cleaning718/
Clenning714/
Clionina713/
Chlenina711/
Cleining711/
Chlening710/
Clennuin710/
Klenin671,884/
Klinin67184/
Slinin6785/
Klonin6769/
Schlining6763/
Klynin6759/
Clynen6745/
Clemén6725/
Klanin6722/
Clinen6712/
Clenen678/
Schleinin676/
Slenin674/
Xlinin673/
Slynin672/
Clanen672/
Chleining672/
Zlenin671/
Clinem671/
Schlainin671/

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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
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  • 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 Clénin
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