Gender: Male
Clive Best was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Welsh Schoolboys, and at club level for Ebbw Vale RFC, as a full-back, and then to usurp the ban on rugby league players, he subsequently played rugby union under the guise of his older brother, Desmond Best, for Romford and Gidea Park Rugby Club, and later Phyllosans RFC until 1981 when he was 50, and club level rugby league (RL) for Barrow and Bradford Northern (loan), as a fullback, Wing, or centre.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 31, 2024
On the name Clive Best, Clive means Cliff, Slope, Bank, Someone who Lived Near a Cliff or a Riverbank, Form of Clifford, From a Steep Cliff.
The name Clive Best is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Clive is commonly found in United Kingdom, South Africa, United States of America, and 71 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Clive is recorded 12,250 times globally, ranking it as the 4,802th most common name worldwide.
Clive is most prevalent in United Kingdom, with 5,689 occurrences, making it the 333th most popular name in the country.
In United Kingdom, the name Clive is found among 1 in every 96 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | #333 | 1 : 96 |
| South Africa | #617 | 1 : 691 |
| United States of America | #3,310 | 1 : 2,096 |
| Jamaica | #108 | 1 : 181 |
| Ireland | #586 | 1 : 273 |
| Canada | #1,984 | 1 : 1,474 |
| Hong Kong | #2,009 | 1 : 3,143 |
| Singapore | #2,411 | 1 : 4,185 |
| Malta | #232 | 1 : 264 |
| France | #11,561 | 1 : 15,711 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Clive from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Clive Best was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Welsh Schoolboys, and at club level for Ebbw Vale RFC, as a full-back, and then to usurp the ban on rugby league players, he subsequently played rugby union under the guise of his older brother, Desmond Best, for Romford and Gidea Park Rugby Club, and later Phyllosans RFC until 1981 when he was 50, and club level rugby league (RL) for Barrow and Bradford Northern (loan), as a fullback, Wing, or centre.
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