Cecília Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Cecília Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cecília Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1511:68,9953,598
Brazil1161:1,845,46859,486
Slovakia251:213,45834,691
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

The alternate forms: Cecilia (12,328) & Cécilia (8) are calculated separately.

Cecília (128,373) may also be a first name.

Cecília Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cecília occurs in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Cecilia or Cécilia. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cecília? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 868,551st most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. Cecília occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Cecília reside; 49 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 8,106th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 128,373 people.

Cecília is most numerous in Portugal, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 68,995. Other than Portugal this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 37 percent live and Slovakia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cecilia9512,328/
Cecíla921/
Cécilia908/
Cecílio861,507/
Cecelia86464/
Cecylia8618/
Cicília862/
Ceceilia8012/
Ceciliah805/
Cecielia804/
Ceceliah802/
Ceecilia801/
Ceycylia801/
Ceceelia801/
Cecealia801/
Ceceliai801/
Ceicilia801/
Scecelia800/
Ceceli77690/
Cecili77643/
Cecila7791/
Cecela777/
Chechelia751/
Cecilio7111,260/
Cicilia715,003/
Cicylia71265/
Cecilea71133/
Cecilie7179/
Cicelia7172/
Secilia7152/
Cecelio7146/
Cecilai7126/
Cechela7115/
Cecelya7112/
Secelia7110/
Cycilia7110/
Sicília714/
Cäcilia712/
Sicelia712/
Cicílio711/
Cecylha711/
Cecilah711/
Cecılıa711/
Cecylio711/
Cecylya711/
Ceceila711/
Cecelie711/
Chechela67154/
Czeczeli6766/
Chechila6731/
Kechelia6716/
Checheli677/
Ciciliah675/
Ciscilia672/
Cyciliah671/
Cecaaila671/
Cieciela671/
Cicielia671/
Chekelia671/
Cescilio671/
Ceccilio671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cecília
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