Cail Surname

150,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Cail Surname Definition:

A surname recorded in Glasgow. Probably shortened from Mackail, which see.

Cail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3901:260,76224,620
France5621:118,19017,827
Canada4961:74,2858,401
Australia1741:155,14816,322
England1141:488,75531,416
Haiti611:175,1467,033
Philippines591:1,715,902111,316
Romania281:717,06748,956
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:272,92822,173

The alternate forms: Ćail (7) are calculated separately.

Cail (291) may also be a first name.

Cail Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname recorded in Glasgow. Probably shortened from Mackail, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Cail Last Name Facts

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

Cail is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Ćail. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cail? popularity and diffusion

Cail is the 150,074th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,477,914 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Cail are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cail is also the 517,703rd most common first name throughout the world, held by 291 people.

Cail is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,390 people, or 1 in 260,762. In The United States Cail is most common in: Georgia, where 16 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in France, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Cail Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cail has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 755 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 131 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cail Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Cail surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cail surname are 13.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cail earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 160.66% more than the national average, earning R 619,416 per year; in United States they earn 4.17% less than the national average, earning $41,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.73% less than the national average, earning $41,870 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ćail927/
Casil896,314/
Catil891,047/
Caile891,024/
Chail89741/
Caill89182/
Caiel89124/
Cajil8925/
Caial8921/
Caisl8920/
Cacil8911/
Caiol891/
Caiél891/
Cal8642,073/
Chaile8012,335/
Causil809,433/
Caille806,782/
Chayil80772/
Cassil80286/
Chhail80207/
Cahail80122/
Caucil80108/
Chajil8087/
Cagiel8069/
Casill8041/
Cailhe8036/
Chaial8030/
Casiel8017/
Caihal8014/
Chaiol8014/
Chaill8011/
Caisel806/
Cawiel806/
Chaiel803/
Cachil802/
Cattil802/
Catill802/
Caiole802/
Caihol802/
Caiull802/
Cahiel801/
Caihll801/
Caitel801/
Caasil801/
Caiele801/
Cajill801/
Cauial801/
Cautil801/
Caiell801/
Caggil800/
Caisle800/
Caield800/
Caal75160,507/
Call7525,977/
Cale759,066/
Chal757,086/
Kail756,534/
Coil752,905/
Cael752,347/
Calp751,977/
Caul751,617/
Calì75623/
Zail75475/
Calt75285/
Cial75200/
Ceal75190/
Cald7576/
Cahl7571/
Qail7562/
Casl7542/
Cuil7531/
Ceil7524/
Caál7515/
Ccal759/
Catl758/
Caël757/
Øcal756/
Csal755/
Cayl754/
Cajl753/
Calh752/
Hcal752/
Cilh752/
Calı751/
Gcal751/
Tcal751/
Ckal751/
Cqal751/
Chaille73535/
Chaihel73207/
Cassill73171/
Chhaial7343/
Caussil7342/
Czagiel7320/
Cayhill7316/
Chaihal7315/
Cascill7312/
Chayile736/
Cahaill733/
Chahail732/
Cautill732/
Cachill732/
Cahgill731/
Caiheld731/
Cailova731/
Caissel731/
Tchaile731/
Causiel731/
Casiell730/
Caihill730/
Caheill730/
Calle67135,743/
Chale6757,923/
Chile6713,889/
Khail6712,404/
Cajal6711,406/
Cheal678,860/
Quail673,432/
Çağil672,997/
Cayul672,592/
Catel672,486/
Kaile672,445/
Chalh672,413/
Cayol672,013/
Chall671,756/
Chaal671,701/
Coile671,142/
Casel67928/
Caule67859/
Cahal67777/
Cojal67758/
Cığal67741/
Chaul67514/
Qaile67479/
Chael67401/
Chhal67361/
Cayal67214/
Cagli67213/
Kaill67195/
Kajil67168/
Cayle67150/
Cajul67140/
Kayil67134/
Chhil67111/
Ciale67108/
Kaiel67106/
Cuile67103/
Chiel6793/
Kaial6793/
Dchal6770/
Cayll6751/
Cuijl6750/
Calph6748/
Cajel6746/
Sceal6743/
Cayel6741/
Catyl6741/
Cehal6734/
Cheil6734/
Callh6732/
Ciyal6730/
Coyal6728/
Kaail6728/
Casle6724/
Tchal6724/
Choil6723/
Kaiul6720/
Cziel6720/
Coill6719/
Cawel6717/
Ciele6717/
Caull6716/
Kaçil6714/
Cahul6713/
Callø6712/
Cgill6711/
Cujil6710/
Chaihale679/
Chuil678/
Qatil678/
Cauel678/
Caale676/
Cauld676/
Cécil676/
Chayl675/
Calhe675/
Callt675/
Chilh674/
Tcall674/
Dcall674/
Cacel674/
Zaial674/
Ccale674/
Cuyal674/
Qasil674/
Caell673/
Cieal673/
Caltt673/
Zaiul673/
Kaiyl673/
Cahll672/
Calpp672/
Qajil672/
Cahhl672/
Caall672/
Cajol672/
Chalì672/
Kaiol672/
Calld672/
Ccall671/
Kcale671/
Kaiil671/
Casll671/
Cajle671/
Causield671/
Cayld671/
Ceill671/
Cuiel671/
Cuilt671/
Cuill671/
Coyil671/
Ciall671/
Chayille671/
Chaàl671/
Qayil671/
Caylı671/
Hkail671/
Zaiel671/
Qaail671/
Gcale671/
Dzail671/
Chaâl671/
Cauul671/
Causl671/
Coial671/
Caldh671/
Ckiel671/
Sceil671/
Qailh671/
Qcayl671/
Chaielle671/
Ckijl671/
Kcilh671/
Kaihl670/
Ceyal670/
Coihl670/
Ceall670/
Zaihl670/
Caulp670/
Coiel670/
Qaial670/

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