Anvil Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Anvil Surname Definition:

Doubtless from Anneville, name of several villages in Normandy. "The English family (of Anneville), according to De Gerville, originated from Anneville-en-Saine, a parish in the arrondissement of Valognes" (Lower).

Anvil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti421:254,3798,875
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Anvil (160) may also be a first name.

Anvil Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Doubtless from Anneville, name of several villages in Normandy. "The English family (of Anneville), according to De Gerville, originated from Anneville-en-Saine, a parish in the arrondissement of Valognes" (Lower).

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Anvil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anvil (Arabic: انفيل, Marathi: अनिवल, Russian: Анвиль) is most common in Haiti. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anvil? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Anvil live; 95 percent live in Caribbean and 95 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Anvil is also the 725,185th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 160 people.

The surname Anvil is most frequently used in Haiti, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 254,379. In Haiti it is most common in: Sud-Est, where 79 percent live and Ouest, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Haiti this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 2 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anvile9113/
Anvill915/
Annvil912/
Ainvil911/
Hanvil910/
Anville8313/
Ganvill831/
Hanvill830/
Envil8029/
Anvel803/
Hanville77377/
Aunville771/
Anvelt73197/
Anvell7331/
Envill7315/
Henvil733/
Gonvil732/
Anbail732/
Ganvel731/
Anuile731/
Anvele731/
Anveel731/
Ennvil731/
Enviel731/
Hahnville711/
Hainville710/
Hanvelt67100/
Henvill6729/
Hayneville673/
Hanbile672/
Amnwail671/
Anveldt671/
Gonvill671/
Gonvhil671/
Hanvell670/
Hanbail670/
Ganvell670/
Hanbeil670/

Anvil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anvil in the Marathi language
अनिवलanivala28.57
न्वलnvala28.57
अिन्वलainvala28.57
अन्वीलanvila14.29
Anvil in the Russian language
Анвильanvil-
Anvil in the Arabic language
انفيلanfyl-
لانفيلlanfyl-

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