Civ Surname

542,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Civ Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Civ Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2621:1,383,43195,756
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Cambodia1001:154,8712,774
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
India191:40,371,862445,856
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Guam11:160,1214,893
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Çiv (977) are calculated separately.

Civ (323) may also be a first name.

Civ Last Name Facts

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

The surname Civ is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Çiv. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Civ? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 542,751st most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,330,873 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Civ live; 45 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 488,148th most numerous forename worldwide, held by 323 people.

The surname Civ is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 262 people, or 1 in 1,383,431. In The United States Civ is primarily found in: California, where 24 percent reside, District of Columbia, where 11 percent reside and Virginia, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 21 percent reside and Cambodia, where 17 percent reside.

Civ Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Civ last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Civ earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.5% more than the national average, earning $64,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çiv89977/
Chiv8610,538/
Ciev8636/
Sciv866/
Caiv866/
Civs861/
Cuiv861/
Civh861/
Civt861/
Civz861/
Cziv861/
Jciv861/
Chhiv75147/
Chaiv7511/
Cheiv7510/
Chiov754/
Chivs753/
Chivz751/
Schiv751/
Caivs750/
Siv6713,675/
Cev675,636/
Cib672,944/
Kiv671,853/
Ziv67896/
Cif67362/
Cip67284/
Jiv67204/
Cipová6741/
Giv6734/
Cibová6730/
Cyv6717/
Cjv6713/
Xiv679/
Qiv678/
Cipova676/
Ciw676/
Scheiv674/
Cibova674/
Schiev672/
Chaivs671/
Chhaiv671/
Chivch671/

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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 Civ
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