van Cleave Surname
Approximately 1,104 people bear this surname
van Cleave Surname Definition:
(Dutch) One who came from the city or duchy of Cleve (cliff), in West Germany; dweller near the cliff.
van Cleave Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,047 | 1:346,188 | 31,090 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 334 | 1:150,355 | 13,950 |
van Cleave Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch) One who came from the city or duchy of Cleve (cliff), in West Germany; dweller near the cliff.
van Cleave Demographics
Average Male van Cleave Height
175.41 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
van Cleave Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Cleave Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Cleave is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Cleave? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 334,403rd most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,601,038 people. The surname van Cleave occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of van Cleave live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,047 people, or 1 in 346,188. In The United States van Cleave is mostly found in: California, where 14 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Oregon, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States van Cleave is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.
van Cleave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of van Cleave has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van Cleave surname rose 313 percent between 1880 and 2014.
van Cleave Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the van Cleave last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount van Cleave earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 62.66% more than the national average, earning $70,186 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.95% more than the national average, earning $54,626 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Cleve | 95 | 536 | / |
| van Cleaves | 95 | 0 | / |
| van Cleeve | 90 | 2 | / |
| Van-Cleave | 90 | 2 | / |
| van Clieve | 90 | 0 | / |
| van Clewe | 84 | 18 | / |
| van Clève | 84 | 2 | / |
| van Sleve | 84 | 1 | / |
| Van-Cleve | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Clive | 84 | 0 | / |
| van Klaver | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Kluyve | 70 | 35 | / |
| van Kluijve | 67 | 20 | / |
| van Gilluive | 64 | 0 | / |
| Van-Kluyve | 60 | 1 | / |
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van Cleave Reference & Research
Van Cleave FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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