La Claire Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

La Claire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

La Claire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

La Claire Last Name Facts

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

The last name La Claire is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of La Claire click here.

How Common Is The Last Name La Claire? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname La Claire occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of La Claire reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 29 percent are found, Oregon, where 24 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

La Claire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of La Claire has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 155 percent between 1880 and 2014.

La Claire Last Name Statistics demography

La Claire earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.38% less than the national average, earning $22,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
La Clair94137/
La Clare94112/
Le Claire891,055/
La Clarie894/
lo Claire891/
Los Claire841/
Le Clair82784/
Le Clare8223/
La Clear820/
Le-Claire787/
Le Clares781/
Le Clarey780/
Le Clar751/
Le Cloitre7454/
Le Clere71340/
Le Clear7117/
Le Cleir7113/
Le-Clair713/
Le-Clare713/
Le Clère712/
lo Clara712/
Le Clarr710/
La Cuillere701/
Le Clerre6765/
Le Cler6333/
Le Cloître631/
Le-Clere593/

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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 La Claire
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