van Cleaf Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

van Cleaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Cleaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

van Cleaf Last Name Facts

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

van Cleaf is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name van Cleaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of van Cleaf are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maryland, where 20 percent are found, Florida, where 13 percent are found and Minnesota, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States van Cleaf exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

van Cleaf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Cleaf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Cleaf last name fell 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Cleaf Last Name Statistics demography

van Cleaf earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 146.96% more than the national average, earning $106,562 USD per year.

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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 van Cleaf
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