Cecílio Surname

260,578th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Cecílio Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cecílio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal8021:12,9901,041
Brazil3701:578,57921,586
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Philippines581:1,745,487112,199
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England101:5,571,806158,774
France101:6,642,272293,169
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Cape Verde61:88,2742,986
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

The alternate forms: Cecilio (11,260) & Cécilio (9) are calculated separately.

Cecílio (1,866) may also be a first name.

Cecílio Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cecílio is carried by more people in Portugal than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Cecilio or Cécilio. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cecílio? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 260,578th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,835,797 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Cecílio live; 55 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 55 percent live in Iberian Europe. Cecílio is also the 176,254th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,866 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Portugal, where it is carried by 802 people, or 1 in 12,990. Without taking into account Portugal it is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cecilio9511,260/
Cécilio909/
Cecília86312/
Cecelio8646/
Cecylio861/
Cicílio861/
Ceccilio801/
Cescilio801/
Cecilo7714/
Cecelo774/
Cecíla771/
D'Cecilio751/
Cecilia7112,328/
Cecelia71464/
Cicilio71180/
Secilio7186/
Cezilio7136/
Cecylia7118/
Cezelio717/
Cicília712/
Cicelio711/
Sezílio711/
Cieciło711/
Cechelo711/
Chechilo6780/
Chechylo6778/
Chechelo6730/
Ceceilia6712/
Ceciliah675/
Cecielia674/
Chikelio673/
Ceceliah672/
Ceecilia671/
Cecealia671/
Ceycylia671/
Ceceelia671/
Ceicilia671/
Quicelio671/
Scecelia670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cecílio
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