van Cleff Surname

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

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Cleff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Cleff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Cleff Last Name Facts

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

van Cleff is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name van Cleff is the 6,360,413th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of van Cleff are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 2,814,529. In The Netherlands van Cleff is most common in: Gelderland, where 83 percent live and Overijssel, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 11 percent live and Germany, where 11 percent live.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Cleff
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