Civel Surname

381,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Civel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Civel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9081:73,15310,236
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Cível (2) & Čivel (1) are calculated separately.

Civel (46) may also be a first name.

Civel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Civel is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Cível or Čivel. Click here to see other possible spellings of Civel.

How Common Is The Last Name Civel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 381,790th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,810,875 people. The last name Civel is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Civel are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Civel is also the 1,484,914th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 46 people.

The last name Civel is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 908 people, or 1 in 73,153. In France it is most prevalent in: Pays de la Loire, where 53 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 12 percent reside and Brittany, where 11 percent reside. Outside of France Civel occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Civel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Civel has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Civel surname declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cível932/
Čivel931/
Chivel91627/
Caivel9122/
Civell9113/
Civele912/
Civeal911/
Cievel911/
Chivell83609/
Chitvel8396/
Schivel8327/
Chivele8326/
Civelle8324/
Cievelt830/
Cishvel830/
Civil8017,983/
Kivel80983/
Givel80261/
Sivel80245/
Šivel8028/
Živel808/
Zivel808/
Cevel806/
Tchiovel7753/
Schivell778/
Civitell774/
Shchivel772/
Chivelle771/
Civelova771/
Chiveall770/
Schievel770/
Kivell73965/
Sivell73845/
Civile73538/
Shivel73289/
Kievel73278/
Cibele73242/
Chevel73139/
Kivele73105/
Chivil7385/
Zeivel7377/
Civill7365/
Sievel7346/
Keivel7344/
Kiveal7332/
Cevell7321/
Kitvel7320/
Kivelæ7313/
Sisvel7310/
Seivel739/
Szivel739/
Zivele739/
Chyvel738/
Givell737/
Gievel736/
Quivel735/
Zievel733/
Kaivel733/
Zivelt732/
Civiol732/
Cevele732/
Sivele732/
Siviel732/
Caivil731/
Cevelt731/
Ceuvel731/
Cyveal731/
Tcivil731/
Scevel730/
Scheivell711/
Schiviell711/
Chivichel711/
Schivisel710/
Chiwele674,730/
Chibele67505/
Schevel67121/
Sivelle67117/
Shivell67106/
Civille67100/
Chevell6730/
Scivill6715/
Chevelt6714/
Shivele6711/
Joivell679/
Suisvel679/
Chivile678/
Tsivele678/
Kivelle674/
Chevele674/
Chibeil672/
Kievell671/
Chitvil671/
Cevelle671/
Zievell671/
Sivelll671/
Shivelt671/
Scibele671/
Zieviel671/
Keivell670/
Seivell670/
Siviell670/
Chivill670/

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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 Civel
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