Van Cleve Surname
Approximately 536 people bear this surname
Van Cleve Surname Definition:
(Dutch) One who came from the city or duchy of Cleve (cliff), in West Germany; dweller near the cliff.
Van Cleve Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 501 | 1:723,471 | 56,884 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 295 | 1:170,233 | 15,362 |
The alternate forms: van Clève (2) are calculated separately.
Van Cleve 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 CLEVE, VAN KLEEF: From the city of Cleve or Cleves, in Westphalia, Germany.
Van Cleve Demographics
Average Van Cleve Salary in
United States
$79,333 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Van Cleve Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Van Cleve Come From? nationality or country of origin
Van Cleve is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: van Clève. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Van Cleve? popularity and diffusion
The surname Van Cleve is the 584,278th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 13,596,168 people. The last name Van Cleve is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Van Cleve live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 501 people, or 1 in 723,471. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 16 percent live, Texas, where 13 percent live and Missouri, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 4 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
Van Cleve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Van Cleve has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 170 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Van Cleve Last Name Statistics demography
Van Cleve earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 83.86% more than the national average, earning $79,333 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Clève | 96 | 2 | / |
| van Cleave | 95 | 1,104 | / |
| van Cleeve | 95 | 2 | / |
| van Clieve | 95 | 0 | / |
| van Cleaves | 90 | 0 | / |
| van Clewe | 89 | 18 | / |
| Van-Cleve | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Sleve | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Clive | 89 | 0 | / |
| Van-Cleave | 84 | 2 | / |
| van Kluyve | 74 | 35 | / |
| van Kluijve | 70 | 20 | / |
| van Gilwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Gelue | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Gilluive | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Kelwer | 63 | 3 | / |
| Van-Kluyve | 63 | 1 | / |
| van Sluis | 56 | 578 | / |
| van Gilwé | 56 | 1 | / |
| van Sluijs | 53 | 580 | / |
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Van Cleve Reference & Research
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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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- 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 Cleve
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