Cecília Surname
Approximately 312 people bear this surname
Cecília Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 151 | 1:68,995 | 3,598 |
| Brazil | 116 | 1:1,845,468 | 59,486 |
| Slovakia | 25 | 1:213,458 | 34,691 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecilia | 95 | 12,328 | / |
| Cecíla | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cécilia | 90 | 8 | / |
| Cecílio | 86 | 1,507 | / |
| Cecelia | 86 | 464 | / |
| Cecylia | 86 | 18 | / |
| Cicília | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ceceilia | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ceciliah | 80 | 5 | / |
| Cecielia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ceceliah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ceecilia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ceycylia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ceceelia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cecealia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ceceliai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ceicilia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scecelia | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ceceli | 77 | 690 | / |
| Cecili | 77 | 643 | / |
| Cecila | 77 | 91 | / |
| Cecela | 77 | 7 | / |
| Chechelia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cecilio | 71 | 11,260 | / |
| Cicilia | 71 | 5,003 | / |
| Cicylia | 71 | 265 | / |
| Cecilea | 71 | 133 | / |
| Cecilie | 71 | 79 | / |
| Cicelia | 71 | 72 | / |
| Secilia | 71 | 52 | / |
| Cecelio | 71 | 46 | / |
| Cecilai | 71 | 26 | / |
| Cechela | 71 | 15 | / |
| Cecelya | 71 | 12 | / |
| Secelia | 71 | 10 | / |
| Cycilia | 71 | 10 | / |
| Sicília | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cäcilia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sicelia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cicílio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cecylha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cecilah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cecılıa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cecylio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cecylya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ceceila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cecelie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chechela | 67 | 154 | / |
| Czeczeli | 67 | 66 | / |
| Chechila | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kechelia | 67 | 16 | / |
| Checheli | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ciciliah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ciscilia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cyciliah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cecaaila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cieciela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cicielia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chekelia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cescilio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceccilio | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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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