Last name كلايف (Clive 
, كلايف) , around the world, is quite a common cognomen. The last name كلايف is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Zambia, where it is quite a rare surname, Zimbabwe, and Cameroon. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the United Kingdom, Spain, and Kenya. More frequently, كلايف is the forename as well as the last name.