Around the world, クラーク (Clark 
, Clarke , Clerk 
) is a common predominantly male, but scarcely feminine forename. The first name クラーク is characteristic of Reunion, where it is quite a common female name, the United States, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Macao. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Philippines, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More frequently, クラーク is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Clark, Clarke | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, Jamaica |
| Clerk | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, New Zealand |
| クラーク | Japan |
Chres, Chris, Christakis, Christos, Chrístos, Clarck, Clerck, Clercq, Clerke, Hristos, Khris, Khristos, Klark, Klerck, Klerk, Kraak, Kris, Kuraaku, Takis, Τάκης, Χρήστος, Χρίστος, Кларк, Крис, Крыс, Кріс, Такис, Христакис, Христос, כריס, קלארק, كريس, كلارك, クリス, 克拉克, 克里斯, and 基斯
クラーク is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Superman , the superhero appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, Justice League; Chris Redfield , the character in the Resident Evil series of video games, Resident Evil: Afterlife; Clark Kent , the fictional character from Smallville; Chris Griffin , the fictional character from the Family Guy franchise and Superman , the version of the superhero Superman from an alternate reality called Earth-Two, Action Comics, and in many other works.