Circus Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Israel

Circus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Circus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Israel131:658,28045,106
France91:7,380,302306,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Circus (51) may also be a first name.

Circus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Circus is found most in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Circus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Circus is the 2,352,516th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Circus live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring given name on earth It is held by 51 people.

The last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England it is most numerous in: Essex, where 38 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 28 percent are found and Suffolk, where 21 percent are found. Other than England it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 20 percent are found and Israel, where 20 percent are found.

Circus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Circus has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Circus last name expanded 414 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chircus9226/
Circu911,302/
Chircu832,525/
Cercus83163/
Kircus83159/
Sircus8391/
Cirkus8342/
Circos832/
Gircus831/
Zircus831/
Circui831/
Circut830/
Circuit77128/
Girckus7716/
Circaud7712/
Czirkus7711/
Chircut779/
Chircuș775/
Chercus774/
Schircu774/
Chircuş771/
Girchus771/
Circuip771/
Chirkus771/
Chircup771/
Circkhouse752/
Sircu73636/
Cirku7313/
Cercu731/
Circuitt7180/
Czirkusz712/
Jirchaus711/
Chircuit711/
Cercos671,465/
Kirkus67318/
Kircos67175/
Sirkus6793/
Cercós6764/
Sercus6730/
Zirkus6725/
Cirkos6719/
Girkus679/
Gercus676/
Cirkós671/
Cirkusová671/
Sircos671/
Cersus671/
Circoe671/
Schierkus671/

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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 Circus
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